Be ready for action: SC to Ramdev on misleading ads

‘It’s more of lip service, says SC, gives them last chance to file proper responses

- ANANTHAKRISHNAN G

THE SUPREME COURT on Tuesday said it was not inclined to accept the apology tendered by Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna in response to notices asking to show cause as to why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them for allegedly flouting its directions. The apex court, however, gave them a last opportunity to file fresh responses.

The court was upset about an advertisement issued by the company on December 4, 2023, after it had assured the court on November 21, 2023 that it would not make any "casual statements claiming medicinal efficacy or against any system of medicine".

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, which pulled them up in the matter, finally agreed to give one more chance following Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's intervention.