Yoga Guru Ramdev Summoned By Supreme Court Over Patanjali’s Misleading Ads
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a strong warning to Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balakrishna and Yoga guru Ramdev for failing to provide a show cause notice explaining why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them. The court further demanded Baba Ramdev’s personal presence for neglecting to respond to the show cause notice in the contempt proceedings regarding the misleading advertisements of Patanjali Ayurved.
In February, the Supreme Court had issued a show cause notice to Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved and Acharya Balakrishna for being in contempt due to the dissemination of misleading advertisements despite a commitment to the court. The court observed a prima facie violation of the November 2023 order and the company’s own undertaking by promoting misleading claims about curing diseases falling under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954.
The Supreme Court also criticized the Centre for its inaction against Ramdev and his company. The court expressed disappointment over the lack of action taken by the government against the misleading advertisements being run by Patanjali Ayurved. The company’s actions were deemed to be in direct violation of the court’s order and the regulatory framework governing objectionable advertisements.
