(1.) Petitioners have sought for a mandamus directing the respondents to take effective measures through its mechanisms, to seize the plastic containers from the manufacturers of homeopathic medicines and from the clinics in the State of Kerala, by conducting a special drive for seizure and prosecute the offenders for violation of the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
(2.) Petitioners have also sought for a mandamus directing the respondents to educate citizens, by way of advertisement in newspapers, through Public Relations Department and in other visual media, about the adverse effect of using plastic containers for storing homeopathic medicines.
(3.) Having heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, on 22.01.2021, we ordered thus: