In the Patanjali Ayurveda case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed the importance of protecting consumer rights, especially those of vulnerable groups such as children, infants and women, amid litigation related to misleading advertisements. They came together to emphasize gender. Incidents involving the company. The court asked the company to explain whether the scale of Patanjali’s apology was commensurate with the scale of the advertisement.
During the hearing, the bench headed by Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Asanuddin Amanullah also drew attention to the federal government’s responsibility to address these issues and highlighted the need for vigorous action to curtail misleading advertising practices. emphasized.
Patanjali Ayurveda issued an immediate apology on Tuesday and promised not to commit similar violations in the future. This precautionary measure was taken ahead of a scheduled hearing in the Supreme Court on a misleading advertising case involving a well-known pharmaceutical company.
The court specifically summoned Baba Ramdev and Patanjali managing director Acharya Balkrishna to appear in person in court during Tuesday’s hearing.
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Mr Ramdev and Mr Acharya Balkrishna’s representatives have informed the Supreme Court that they will release additional advertisements offering unconditional apology for their lapses.
Justice Kohli, who is presiding over the case, expressed interest in scrutinizing the actual size of the apology ad and questioned whether it matched the scale of Patanjali’s previous advertising campaigns.
“Right now, we’re looking at everything…We’re looking at children, babies, women, but we’re not allowing anyone on board. The federal government has to wake up to this. ” he said in court during Tuesday’s hearing, underscoring the urgency of the case. Comprehensive consumer protection measures.
In a daily advertisement in a national newspaper, Patanjali paid tribute to the Supreme Court’s position and said, “Despite the assurances of my lawyers, I sincerely apologize for the mistakes I made in publishing the advertisement and holding the press conference.” . We are committed to not repeating this mistake. ”
