SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for life support in ambulances

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking directions to enact and implement a framework to ensure that adequate life support facilities are maintained in ambulances at all times.

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The apex court agreed to hear the plea which has also sought directions to establish an independent committee to conduct a review of current actual status of the operation, maintenance and regulation of road ambulances to identify the gap between the ground reality and the existing standard operating procedures

“Issue notice, returnable in four weeks,” a bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said in its October 10 order.