The court also challenged the differential vaccine pricing policy, saying “there needs to be one price for vaccines across the nation”. Justice Chandrachud said the government should be aware of the ground realities in ‘Digital India’. Justice Chandrachud said some States and municipal corporations had gone ahead and floated their own “global tenders” to buy vaccines. Any indication that the Supreme Court is examining the price structure would hamper…” he said. The court referred to how private entities were pricing vaccine jabs very high.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2021 12:51 UTC