Teacher says being forced to get vaccinated, HC asks Delhi govt to respond to plea

Justice Rekha Palli, while also issuing notice to the Centre and the petitioner’s school, listed the case for hearing in February 2021.
Besides seeking a direction against forcing him to take the Covid-19 vaccine, the teacher has also sought compensation of Rs 10 lakh on account of “the mental harassment meted out to him”.

The petitioner in his plea filed through advocate Abhimanyu Yadav has said that he was diagnosed with hand dystonia in 2018 and took allopathic treatment for its cure. However, the petition claims, his condition worsened by use of allopathic medication and he went into depression.

“The vaccination in all probability will further escalate the medical condition of the petitioner looking at the history of effect allopathic way of treatment has had on the petitioner,” reads the petition, adding that the petitioner’s condition has improved through spiritual and mediational practices.

The government on October 12 defended its circulars which are under challenge in the case and submitted before the court that recently requests have been received from parents of primary school children too to reopen the school at the earliest. “If due precautions are not taken by vaccinating the entire school staff including all teachers, it could once again lead to spread of Covid-19,” the state told the court.