Supreme Court Landmark Ruling: Informed Consent Violations Open Vaccine Manufacturers and State Authorities to Criminal and Compensatory Liability

This position is firmly anchored in Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India, (2022) 5 SCC 1, where the Supreme Court, the Bombay High Court in Feroze Mitiborwalla’s case,   2022 SCC OnLine Bom 356; and  2022 SCC OnLine Bom 457;  and several other High Courts found that public authorities and vaccine companies — including the Serum Institute of India and Adar Poonawalla … Continue reading Supreme Court Landmark Ruling: Informed Consent Violations Open Vaccine Manufacturers and State Authorities to Criminal and Compensatory Liability