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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (C) NO.235 OF 2012
Savelife Foundation & Anr. … Petitioners
Vs.
Union of India & Anr. … Respondents
JUDGM ENT
ARUN MISHRA, J.
1. The petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India
in public interest for the development of supportive legal framework to protect
Samaritans i.e. bystanders and passers-by who render the help to the victims of
road accidents. These individuals can play a significant role in order to save
lives of the victims by either immediately rushing them to the hospital or
providing immediate life saving first aid.
2. The petitioner is ‘SaveLife Foundation’, a non-profit, non-governmental
organization registered as a Public Charitable Trust and had been established in
2008. The petitioner aims to create a unique network of medical responders to
come to the victim’s aid. The petitioner has also drafted recommendations to
address the critical deficiencies in the Motor Vehicles Act, and other laws
governing road safety.
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