Patanjali False Advertisements : The Supreme Court Closes Patanjali case and Issuing a Strong Warning

The Supreme Court Closes Patanjali, Baba Ramdev, and Acharya Balkrishna’s Contempt Case Accepting Apology and Issuing a Strong Warning

In response to the publication of deceptive medical ads in violation of a court undertaking, Patanjali Ltd., its managing director Acharya Balkrishna, and co-founder Baba Ramdev were declared in contempt by the Supreme Court today. The court admonished the contemnors not to repeat their previous behavior and to abide by all future directions from the court, even though the notices they had received were dismissed.

The verdict was handed by a bench consisting of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, who had reserved decisions on May 14. The ruling was delivered today by Justice Kohli, who stated that the procedures are closing in acceptance of the parties’ apologies and taking into consideration the actions the parties took to absolve themselves of contempt.

Simultaneously, the court issued a strong warning, stating that the case will be reopened if Patanjali disobeyed any court orders in the future.

In short, the Indian Medical Association filed a petition against Patanjali’s advertising criticizing allopathy and asserting that they could cure certain illnesses, which led to the emergence of the contempt action. In response to the censure from the Supreme Court, Patanjali has promised in November 2023 to stop running these kinds of ads.

However, in February, the Court sent a contempt notice to Patanjali and its MD, noting that the deceptive ads persisted. March, taking into account that response to the question

The Patanjali MD then filed an affidavit claiming that the unlawful lines were unintentionally included in the contested advertising, which were supposed to include only generic assertions.

Furthermore, it was declared that Patanjali’s media staff was not “cognizant” of the November ruling, in which an undertaking was made before the Supreme Court, and that the advertising were genuine. The Drugs and Magic Remedies Act was allegedly in a “archaic state” when it was passed, according to the affidavit.

Later, after submitting their apologetic papers to the court, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna were told that their submissions were not unconditional nor unqualified.

In a personal appearance before the court on April 16, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna offered an unqualified apologies for releasing deceptive ads and making remarks disparaging allopathic medications, which went against the commitment they had made to the court. Regarding Patanjali’s apology that appeared in several publications.

Regarding the apology that Patanjali issued in a few publications, the Bench first voiced disapproval over the statement’s wording and scope. Following the court’s indictment, Patanjali issued a second apology in which it included its own name in addition to those of Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna.

The judge noted on April 30 that the published apologies had improved significantly. Orders in the matter were later reserved. Case Title: In Re: Ayurvedic Patanjali

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