On April 2, the Supreme Court of India declined to accept apologies from Baba Ramdev and Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna regarding the misleading advertisements for the company’s medicinal products.
The Supreme Court is currently presiding over a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved regarding the dissemination of advertisements making claims about medical cures. According to a report by Live Law, both Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev were instructed to personally appear before the Court today.
A bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, is overseeing the proceedings. The bench expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of compliance with its previous order dated February 27, which had demanded a response from Patanjali and its Managing Director.
The Court observed that the advertisements featuring Ramdev’s image issued by Patanjali directly contradicted the company’s earlier commitment to abstain from such advertisements.
