Overview
- The division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G. M. Mohiuddin directed the health department to state its official policy on ID requirements for emergency transport.
- The court pressed whether accident victims would be denied ambulance transport in the absence of Aadhaar, separating the transport issue from hospital treatment.
- The assistant government pleader said Aadhaar was necessary yet maintained that treatment is provided without it, prompting the bench to demand clarity on transport protocols.
- The state was given two weeks to file a counter-affidavit, with the matter posted for further hearing after three weeks.
- The PIL by paralegal volunteer K. Raju cites a December 2024 incident involving a minor from the Budaga Jangam community and seeks guarantees of timely 108/EMRI services regardless of documentation.