The petition was filed by the secretary of an organisation, Nisarga Vidnyan Sanstha, whose members help in catching snakes and scorpions that entered human habitats. The petitioner raised concern over the plight of organisation members who get infected in the process of catching snakes and scorpions, as they are not provided with any financial aid by the State.
He pointed out that there is already a compensation scheme in place, the Gopinath Mundhe Insurance Scheme, to grant financial aid to farmers and their blood relatives who suffers snake bites.