Wed Aug 25, 2021 – 4:50 pm EDT
NEW DELHI, India (LifeSiteNews) – The High Court of Meghalaya, a state of Northeast India, has issued a judgement against mandatory or forced vaccination, setting this court apart from the rest of the country which continues to push for vaccine mandates.
The ruling issued on the 23rd of June under the case-name: High Court of Meghalaya vs. State of Meghalaya PIL No.6/2021 follows an attempt by the Indian state to impose the COVID-19 vaccine on its citizens.
“It has been brought to the notice of this High Court that the State of Meghalaya, through various orders of the Deputy Commissioners, has made it mandatory for shopkeepers, vendors, local taxi drivers and others to get themselves vaccinated before they can resume their businesses,” the High Court stated, adding, “whether vaccination can at all be made mandatory and whether such mandatory action can adversely affect the right of a citizen to earn his/her livelihood, is an issue which requires consideration.”
Appealing to Indian law, the ruling makes it clear that forced vaccination is to be considered a crime. Among other things, it clearly states: “if an unwilling capable adult is
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