NEW DELHI: Patanjali Ayurved's co-founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna have filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court , offering "unconditional" apologies, regarding misleading advertisements.
On the eve of the hearing, the duo filed an affidavit and said that they sincerely regretted this lapse and assured that they to assure the Court they would not repeat this, according to ANI.
On April 2, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the case and said that the apology expressed by them in their affidavits was not unconditional and the regret was not sufficient after violating the undertaking given by the company for not publishing misleading claims of their products.
The court also told them they cannot shield themselves by pinning blame on their officials.
"It is a violation of undertaking given to the highest court of the land and it cannot be taken lightly. Your apology is not persuading the court. It is a mere lip service. You have to ensure that your undertaking which is solemn should have been adhered to. You violated the solemn undertaking with impunity," the bench said.
The court said that their affidavit was not convincing and they could not get away. "Sorry, we are not so magnanimous," the bench said.The Centre and Uttarakhand govt also came under severe criticism for "keeping its eyes shut" on the misdeeds of Patanjali and giving it a long rope despite the company violating the law and claiming to cure incurable diseases including Covid-19 in violation of law.
As lawyers of Ramdev and Balkrishna were facing the ire of the court, it was the solicitor general whose intervention came as a relief as he assured the court that as an officer of the court he would sit with them to draft a proper affidavit. He agreed that their conduct was not acceptable. The court was hearing a petition filed by Indian Medical Association.
On the eve of the hearing, the duo filed an affidavit and said that they sincerely regretted this lapse and assured that they to assure the Court they would not repeat this, according to ANI.
On April 2, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the case and said that the apology expressed by them in their affidavits was not unconditional and the regret was not sufficient after violating the undertaking given by the company for not publishing misleading claims of their products.
The court also told them they cannot shield themselves by pinning blame on their officials.
"It is a violation of undertaking given to the highest court of the land and it cannot be taken lightly. Your apology is not persuading the court. It is a mere lip service. You have to ensure that your undertaking which is solemn should have been adhered to. You violated the solemn undertaking with impunity," the bench said.
The court said that their affidavit was not convincing and they could not get away. "Sorry, we are not so magnanimous," the bench said.The Centre and Uttarakhand govt also came under severe criticism for "keeping its eyes shut" on the misdeeds of Patanjali and giving it a long rope despite the company violating the law and claiming to cure incurable diseases including Covid-19 in violation of law.
As lawyers of Ramdev and Balkrishna were facing the ire of the court, it was the solicitor general whose intervention came as a relief as he assured the court that as an officer of the court he would sit with them to draft a proper affidavit. He agreed that their conduct was not acceptable. The court was hearing a petition filed by Indian Medical Association.
You may also like
O'Sullivan threatens to quit playing in the UK over sponsor row, eyes offers in Saudi and China
Amazon and Google suspend US green card applications for immigrants amid tech layoffs
Liverpool Women announce new home as more Anfield matches tipped for next season
Gavin and Stacey's Smithy and Nessa marriage odds unveiled ahead of Christmas special
