Patanjali misleading advertising incident: The Supreme Court took a stern stance against Patanjali Ayurveda Limited and ordered Patanjali Ayurveda’s managing director Acharya Balakrishna and yoga guru Ramdev to take action against Patanjali Ayurveda. It asked him to file a new affidavit within a week on the issue of misleading advertising.
Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah listed the matter for further hearing on April 10 and directed Mr. Ramdev and Mr. Balkrishna to appear.
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During the hearing, the Supreme Court suggested that a perjury case should be filed against Mr. Ramdev and Mr. Balkrishna. Although the affidavit was accompanied by documents, it was observed that they were prepared after the fact. “This amounts to clear perjury. We are not closing the door on you, but we are keeping an eye on everything,” the court said.
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Yoga guru Ramdev has issued an unconditional apology for flouting a Supreme Court order regarding misleading advertisements for Patanjali medicines. Similarly, Acharya Balkrishna also submitted an unconditional apology to the court through her affidavit.
The Supreme Court also expressed concern over the Center and said it wondered why it chose to turn a blind eye.
The Supreme Court also expressed dissatisfaction with the apology given by Patanjali Ayurveda for violating its earlier promises and said it did not persuade the court.
The court found that Patanjali Ayurveda had prima facie violated its November 2023 order warning it not to make misleading advertisements for its medicines.
The company was restrained from promoting products designated to treat diseases under pharmaceutical standards and was warned not to make derogatory statements about the healthcare system in the media.
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The case arose out of a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) seeking guidelines to prohibit false and misleading advertising in allopathy and modern medicine. The IMA, representing over 330,000 doctors, has expressed concern over the misinformation campaign against modern medicine and called for strict action against Patanjali Ayurveda under relevant laws for illegal advertising.
(Information provided by agency)
