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4. Bearing the aforesaid in mind, it has to be underscored with all the emphasis at our command that time has come to wrap-up every quack in the street, meaning thereby every person who is unqualified in terms of the laws to act as a service provider in the field of medicine or medication or other operations in connection with the health management. We therefore declare so and emphasize that aspect and would proceed further with this case to ensure that everything that is needed to reach at this goal is pushed through, with the support of judicial limb of the sovereign namely 'We, the People of India'.

5. The total number of quacks in the streets even after the combing and pruning operations by the executive is voluminous as is reflected by the chart which is Annexure-III along with the affidavit of the Director, Health Services. When humans act without authority and proper eligibility, they would be potentially dangerous instruments of injustice and violators of human rights. They are to be handled by the State with due vigour as warranted by the facts and circumstances, in accordance with the laws, to curb the menace of unlawful encroachment into the health management sector, which is a matter of prime importance in governance. People are entitled to be protected from the quacks and unauthorized persons in the realm of the health management.

6. People, by and large, are innocent and gullible, as regards the unlawful activities of the quacks and similar unauthorized persons. The citizens are required to be protected from the quacks who operate solely with their unlawful commercial interest in mind and are carrying out the afore-noted illegal activity of offering unauthorizedly, remedies for illness of humans, resulting in deprivation of legitimate expectation in relation to the right to health of the citizens of this part of the land, thereby breaching the precious fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Hence, we caution that further action should be carried forward in relation to the protection of the people from quackery on a war footing so that there will be complete eradication of such unauthorized and unlawful activities by any person whomsoever.

8. Dissemination of information relatable to public health and health support systems is of critical importance. The State has the duty to ensure that. There must be an effective process by which the citizens are made more receptive to the idea that the quacks are to be excluded from the life system of the people to protect the lives of the citizens as part of their legitimate entitlement to enjoy the fundamental right to life enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India; which is a primary legal right and constitutional right, for the enjoyment of which legal awareness in that regard is essential. This can be best achieved by carrying forward a pro- active programme for dissemination of information, including legal awareness, as would be conducive to handle the situation in hand.