NEW DELHI: SC pulled up Patanjali Ayurveda for continuing with its “misleading” ads on medicinal cures despite the court’s order and in violation of law. SC banned it from advertising its medicinal products till further orders and issued a contempt notice to it and MD Acharya Balkrishna.
‘Country taken for granted’: SC serves Patanjali contempt notice
Taking strong exception to Patanjali Ayurveda for continuing with its misleading advertisements claiming to cure some diseases permanently despite its order and in violation of law, Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the company and its managing director Acharya Balkrishna to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them.
A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah noted that immediately after apex court’s Nov 21 order, the company and its promoters organised press conferences and gave misleading advertisements about their products claiming to cure permanently ailments caused by sugar, obesity, blood pressure and other diseases which is against the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954
Senior advocate P S Patwalia and lawyer Prabhas Bajaj, appearing for Indian Medical Association, told the bench that they held a press conference the very next day of apex court’s order and placed before the bench the advertisements of the company’s in violation of the law.
They said that the company and its promoters were targeting and denigrating allopathy branch of medicine which should not be permitted. The apex court in the last hearing recorded Patanjali’s lawyer Sajan Poovayya assurance that the company won’t publish such misleading advertisements. As the company continued with its misleading advertisements, the bench said that it had taken not only the court but the country for granted. The bench that it amounted to commercial propaganda which could not be countenanced.
The court thereafter passed an order banning the company from advertising its medicinal products till further orders and posted the hearing to March 15. Former Delhi HC judge G S Sistani, appearing for the company, told bench that he needed some time to file response on the allegation levelled by Indian Medical Association and sought three weeks time.
‘Country taken for granted’: SC serves Patanjali contempt notice
Taking strong exception to Patanjali Ayurveda for continuing with its misleading advertisements claiming to cure some diseases permanently despite its order and in violation of law, Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the company and its managing director Acharya Balkrishna to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them.
A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah noted that immediately after apex court’s Nov 21 order, the company and its promoters organised press conferences and gave misleading advertisements about their products claiming to cure permanently ailments caused by sugar, obesity, blood pressure and other diseases which is against the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954
Senior advocate P S Patwalia and lawyer Prabhas Bajaj, appearing for Indian Medical Association, told the bench that they held a press conference the very next day of apex court’s order and placed before the bench the advertisements of the company’s in violation of the law.
They said that the company and its promoters were targeting and denigrating allopathy branch of medicine which should not be permitted. The apex court in the last hearing recorded Patanjali’s lawyer Sajan Poovayya assurance that the company won’t publish such misleading advertisements. As the company continued with its misleading advertisements, the bench said that it had taken not only the court but the country for granted. The bench that it amounted to commercial propaganda which could not be countenanced.
The court thereafter passed an order banning the company from advertising its medicinal products till further orders and posted the hearing to March 15. Former Delhi HC judge G S Sistani, appearing for the company, told bench that he needed some time to file response on the allegation levelled by Indian Medical Association and sought three weeks time.