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Article 43(2) of the Constitution gives every citizen the right to emergency medical care.
The wording of this article clearly indicates that the right should be attained
immediately. However to date there is no statutory law that has been enacted to ensure
this right is attained. In the case of Parmanand Katara v. Union of India, the Supreme
Court of India developed this right further when it observed that: Every injured citizen
brought for medical treatment should instantaneously be given medical aid to preserve
life. Put differently, the effort to save the life of a person should be the top priority not
only of the medical professional but even of the police or any other citizen who happens
to be connected with that matter or who happens to notice such an incident or a
situation.