New Delhi, Mar 18 : The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the ongoing hearing of cases related to coronavirus vaccines in the Delhi and Bombay High Courts.

The bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said the cases could be heard along with a case pending before it.

The top court also sought responses from the Centre and others on pleas of the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech seeking transfer of the cases from the high courts to the apex court.

The vaccine makers argued that vaccination was an “all- India” issue and needed to be heard by the Supreme Court for a final decision.

The bench noted that their pleas need to be transferred to the apex court for an authoritative judgement.

Both the Delhi and Bombay High Courts had deferred the hearing after they were told that vaccine manufacturers have filed transfer petitions before the Supreme Court.(UNI)