How to punish the quacks- courtesy Dr.M.C.Gupta.

How our state medical council or MCI punish the quacks? 

Are these offices  have any constitutional power?

1--No state medical council or MCI have power  to put alleged violator in jail.

(1)  No court other than the court of a Metropolitan/District Magistrate shall take cognizance of, or try an offence, under this Act.

(2)  No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint in writing by an officer empowered by rules made in this behalf."

3--The procedure would be like this:

i)--Somebody complains to DMC against a quack. Or, the DMC can take suo moto action.

ii)--The DMC holds an inquiry and finds the quack guilty.

iii)--The DMC files a complaint with the MM. The trial proceeds in the MM court and the MM gives the punishment.

the best line of action is -
Any citizen can directly go to the police to lodge a complaint against any quack for prosecution.