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Supreme Court Summons Patanjali Ayurved Leaders

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Supreme Court Summons Patanjali Ayurved Leaders The Supreme Court has summoned Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and Yog Guru Ramdev to appear before it in contempt proceedings over misleading advertisements. The court's directive comes after Patanjali Ayurved failed to respond to a show cause notice regarding the alleged misleading advertisements. Court's Strong Stance on Misleading Advertisements In the previous hearing, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved, asking why contempt action should not be initiated against the company and its MD for misleading advertisements. The court observed that the company had prima facie violated its earlier order cautioning against such advertisements. It restrained Patanjali from advertising products as treatments for diseases and making statements against any system of medicine. IMA's Plea for Stricter Regulations The case originated from a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) seeking guide...