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India Supreme Court Rejects HPV Vaccine Challenge Petition

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC · How we work

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India’s Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the HPV vaccination programme for adolescent girls.
Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana dismissed it September 10, 2026.
Universal Health Organisation, Dr. Amitav Banerjee, filed the petition under Article 32.
The petition alleged lack of informed consent, risk disclosure, an AEFI dashboard and compensation.
The bench applied ordinary compensation rules, rejected suspension of school-based shots and called the filing anti-vaccine.

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India’s Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the HPV vaccination programme for adolescent girls.
Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana dismissed it September 10, 2026.
Universal Health Organisation, Dr. Amitav Banerjee, filed the petition under Article 32.
The petition alleged lack of informed consent, risk disclosure, an AEFI dashboard and compensation.
The bench applied ordinary compensation rules, rejected suspension of school-based shots and called the filing anti-vaccine.