The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) reserved for orders a petition seeking compensation for ‘After Effects From Immunisation’ (AEFI) deaths allegedly caused by COVID-19 vaccination.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the writ petition filed by Rachna Gangu and Venugopalan Govindan who alleged their daughters died due to adverse effects of COVID vaccination. The court order would also decide a plea to constitute a committee to enquire into AEFI instances.

The court also considered a separate petition filed by the Centre against a Kerala High Court order to formulate a policy to identify and compensate for AEFI deaths related to COVID vaccination.

Over 1,100 AEFI-linked deaths have been reported in the country.

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