1. The captioned Writ Petition (PIL), a Public Interest Litigation; for short 'PIL', is filed seeking, inter alia, direction to the State of Chhattisgarh and Officers under it including the Director of Health Services and the Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare Department to close down all illegal nursing homes, clinics and pathology / patholabs and to prevent illegal medical practice in the State of Chhattisgarh. Further direction to the official Respondents to initiate enquiry against those who are permitting the illegal running of nursing homes and such other institutions, is also sought for.

2. When the PIL came up for hearing on 07.02.2017, this Court noticed Annexure P / 2 therewith, which is a communication by the Block Medical Officer, Marwahi, District - Bilaspur enlisting the unauthorized nursing homes functioning in that Block and another list which gives the unauthorised clinics and the names of the persons illegally engaged in medical practice. A direction was issued on that day requiring personal affidavits to be filed by the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Bilaspur and the Director, Health Services regarding the action, if any, taken to ensure that unauthorised