ORDER : We have read and considered the report dated 3rd January, 2014 finalised by Shri K. Skandan, Additional Secretary (CS & K), who was appointed by order dated 21st October, 2013 as the Ad-hoc Chairman of the Court Signature Not Verified Constituted Committee. 2. The aforesaid reconstitution of the Committee was necessitated by the inability of former Chairman Mr. Justice V.S. Agarwal, former judge, Delhi High Court to continue in the said capacity. A perusal of the report dated 3rd January, 2014 indicates that several of the recommendations relate to road safety and, therefore, would have similarity to the issues that have been referred by this Court to another Court Appointed Committee by its order dated 22nd April, 2014 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.295 of 2012 (S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India and others). 3. However, there is one significant aspect in the recommendations of the present Committee which needs immediate attention. The said recommendations have been paraphrased in the Report under the Head 'Recommended directions in relation to protection of Good Samaritans'. 4. The counsel for the petitioners has contended that the said recommendations of the Ad-hoc Committee headed by the Additional Secretary can reasonably form the basis of an exercise under Article 32 of the Constitution of India to issue directions until framing of appropriate laws by the Legislature. Learned counsel has also pointed out that the Committee was headed by a High Official of the Government of India and that the Union of India was adequately represented in the said Committee. 5. However, Ms. Pinky Anand, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Union of India has submitted that the matter is presently engaging the attention of the Ministry of Law and Justice and that the views of the Ministry particularly with regard to the necessity of amendments in existing laws/enactments of new laws should be allowed to be placed before this Court. 6. Having heard the learned counsels for the parties, we are of the view that before proceeding to exercise the jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution of India to issue binding directions pending enactment of laws by the Legislature, it will be fruitful to have the views of the Union of India in the concerned Ministry on record. We, therefore, grant four weeks' time to the Union of India to place its said views in the matter. 7.
We, therefore, grant four weeks' time to the Union of India to place its said views in the matter. 7. We have already observed that a part of the Report of Shri K. Skandan, Additional Secretary (CS & K) deals with the matters which are presently before the Court Appointed Committee headed by Mr. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan, former judge of this Court. In view of the above position, we request Ms. Pinky Anand, learned Additional Solicitor General to submit a Status Report with regard to the constitution and working of the Court Appointed Committee and the progress made by the said Committee in performance of the task assigned to it by order dated 22nd April, 2014 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.295 of 2012. A copy of this order be also sent to the Member Secretary of the Committee headed by Mr. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan so as to enable the Member Secretary to place before this Court the difficulties, if any, that the Committee headed by Mr. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan may be encountering in performing and completing its assigned task. 8. List the matter again on 24th September, 2014.