This story is from January 21, 2022

Ban on train travel for those unvaxxed is in public interest: Maharashtra govt

Justifying its stance on barring unvaccinated people from travelling by train, the state government on Thursday submitted before Bombay high court that the decision is lawful, reasonable and taken in the larger public interest.
Ban on train travel for those unvaxxed is in public interest: Maharashtra govt
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MUMBAI: Justifying its stance on barring unvaccinated people from travelling by train, the state government on Thursday submitted before Bombay high court that the decision is lawful, reasonable and taken in the larger public interest.
Senior counsel Anil Anturkar for the Maharashtra government said the HC, while judicially reviewing the state’s decision, has to only see if four points were considered in the decision-making process, and has to see whether the state has “authority”.
“Have we surpassed our authority and encroached on Centre’s jurisdiction as argued by petitioner's counsel? Have we considered all relevant factors and, fourth, is there a single irrelevant factor which has crept into the decision-making process so as to vitiate it, is what has to be seen,’’ said Anturkar during the hearing via video conferencing.
The court was hearing two PILs filed by Feroze Mithiborewala and Yohan Tengra who, through counsel Nilesh Ojha with Vijay Kurle, had submitted that banning unvaccinated persons from suburban train travel was unconstitutional. They cited reports to show even vaccinated persons could be infected and pass the Covid-19 virus on.
The state endeavoured to show that its decision-making process cannot be faulted. The submissions before the HC will continue on Friday.
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