( 1 ) BY this public interest writ petition the petitioner seeks:

(I) a direction to the respondents to protect the rights of innocent conscientious consumers who object to the use of animals in whole or in part or their derivatives in food, cosmetics and drugs, etc. , by making the manufacturers and packers thereof to disclose the ingredients of the aforesaid products so that they make an informed choice with regard to their consumption;

(II) a direction to the manufacturers and packers of cosmetics, drugs and articles of food for complete and full disclosure of the ingredients of their products being sold to consumers;

(III) a declaration that the consumers have a right of making an informed choice between the products made or derived from animal and non-animal ingredients; and

(IV) a direction to the manufacturers and packers of food, cosmetics and drugs that the products made from animals should bear an easily identifiable symbol conveying that it has an animal ingredient. The petitioner seeks the directions and declaration keeping in view the fact that about 60% of the people of this country are vegetarians so that they can make an informed choice of products as per