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Which landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India deals with the issue of constitutionality and…

Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India addressed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions on unvaccinated persons’ access to services and public places. The Court assessed those…

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Which landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India deals with the issue of constitutionality and validity of vaccine mandates issued by the Central and State Governments as a precondition for availing benefits or services provided by the State or its agencies?

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Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India addressed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions on unvaccinated persons’ access to services and public places. The Court assessed those restrictions through bodily autonomy and proportionality in the circumstances then prevailing. It expressly limited its suggestion to review mandates to that situation and preserved lawful, proportionate future public-health measures.

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