HC orders crackdown on clinics run by unqualified docs

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued a strong directive to the state government, calling for immediate action against clinics operated by "unqualified individuals" posing as doctors.

Justice M Nagaprasanna, presiding over the case, criticised the "unchecked proliferation" of such clinics, particularly in rural areas, stating that they pose a serious threat to public health.

"These quacks, masquerading as doctors, are putting innocent rural lives at risk by running clinics in remote regions and deceiving patients," the court observed. Justice Nagaprasanna also expressed disbelief at the state's apparent inaction in curbing the rise of such illegal practices, describing it as "blissful ignorance".