The court ruled that the Centre’s standard operating procedure (SOP) on vaccination did not exclude the migrants from Pakistan. Amid an uncertainty about their citizenship status, Pakistani Hindu migrants residing in Jodhpur district have started getting COVID-19 vaccination following an intervention of the Rajasthan High Court. However, the migrants who do not possess any of the prescribed identity documents were still not getting the vaccine. A Division Bench of the High Court ruled that the Centre’s standard operating procedure (SOP) on vaccination did not exclude the migrants from Pakistan. It is the duty of the State to provide ration to every person residing in the State,” said the court.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2021 15:16 UTC