The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that no one can be forced to get vaccinated, and that under Article 21 of the Constitution, a person's right to bodily integrity includes the freedom to refuse vaccination. The Court also ruled that vaccine obligations enforced by state governments and other authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are "not proportionate." The Court reached this conclusion because no sufficient evidence has been presented on the record to establish that the risk of COVID-19 virus transmission from unvaccinated people is higher than from vaccinated people. The government has the authority to impose restrictions on individual rights in the name of public health, but those restrictions must meet the Supreme Court's Puttaswamy Judgement's three requirements: legality, legitimate need, and proportionality.

Key Points

• The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that no one can be forced to get vaccinated, and that under Article 21 of the Constitution, a person's right to bodily integrity includes the freedom to refuse vaccination.

• The government has the authority to impose restrictions on individual rights in the name of public health, but those restrictions must meet the Supreme Court's Puttaswamy Judgement's three requirements: legality, legitimate need, and proportionality.

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