Patanjali misleading ads: SC orders takedown of online ads, halt on sale of suspended products
Bar and Bench as saying. The Supreme Court was hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against an alleged campaign carried out by Patanjali and its founders against the COVID-19 vaccination drive and modern medicine. No sale of suspended products: The Supreme Court also said that Patanjali should not be allowed to sell products for which licences were suspended.
"If licence is suspended, the product should not be sold. We have to give a notice (otherwise)! The moment it is suspended, from that day they cannot do. The same should be on hold.
Take it off," Justice Amanullah said. Request for personal appearance of Baba Ramdev rejected: According to the report, the court also rejected a request to exempt the personal appearances of Patanjali co-founder Baba Ramdev and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna. "We had exempted their appearance only for today.
Please don't request for further exemption, sorry," Justice Kohli said. SC pulls up State Licensing authorities: Justice Amanullah told the counsel for one of the State Licensing authorities, "...Suspended means it is out. If it is suspended then how can they sell? You will have to give a notice.
You cannot wait." "Again, we are back to square 1...Do not do everything on our prodding. This is what is bothering...You did not ask them to withdraw. Now, we are asking them.
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