Patanjali advertisements: SC comes down hard on Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna for 'absolute defiance'

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New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on yoga guru Ramdev and managing director of Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna for their absolute defiance in not filing proper affidavits of compliance in the misleading advertisement case and breaking every barrier...

Not just the Supreme Court, every order passed by the courts across this country has to be respected this is absolute defiance, a bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said...

You have to abide by undertaking given to court and you have broken every barrier, the bench told Ramdev and the Patanjali MD, who were present in person...

On March 19, the apex court had directed Ramdev and Balkrishna to appear before it after taking exception to the companys failure to respond to the notice issued in the case relating to advertisements of the firms products and their medicinal efficacy...

The top court had said it deemed it appropriate to issue a show cause notice to Ramdev as the advertisements issued by Patanjali, which were in the teeth of the undertaking given to the court on November 21, 2023, reflect an endorsement by him.. the bench asked on Tuesday..

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