G. ROHINI, J

1. In this Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner, who is a practicing advocate, comes up with a proposal that ‘First Sunday’ of every month be declared as ‘Health Day’ for educating and sensitizing the ill-effects of population explosion and increasing pollution and to provide essential vaccines – contraceptive pills free of cost to economically weaker sections and below poverty line families.

2. It is pleaded in the petition that the population explosion and increasing pollution are the greatest menace to Indian Democracy and development of the country and it is the duty of the State to take all appropriate actions to control these problems including framing of a comprehensive effective and Uniform Population Control Policy and to expedite the implementation of ‘National Population Policy-2000’

3. It is also pleaded that it is essential to have a chapter on ‘ill-effects of population explosion’ in curriculum of the children aged 6 to 14 years. While seeking directions to the respondents to that effect, it is contended by the petitioner that the right to health of a citizen is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and all the government h