Ramdev and Balkishan of Patanjali Ayurveda summoned by Supreme Court on April 2 claiming for complete cure through its medicinal products
The two judge bench of Supreme Court comprising of Justices Himachal Kohli and Ahsannuddin Amanullah has ordered Ramdev and the managing director Balkishan of the much publicised Patanjali Ayurveda to appear before it on April 2 .
The two judge bench of the Apex Court has initiated proceedings against Ram Dev and the MD of Patanjali Ayurveda for violating the court’s order by endorsing , publicising misleading advertisements guaranteeing to permanently cure the patients suffering from various ailments even critical diseases through the consumption of the Patanjali Ayurveda medicinal products.
The two judge bench has on February 27 send notices to the Ayurveda company and its MD to present him and Ramdev in the court proceedings as the saffron clad saint termed by many as commercial saint and MD Balkrishan too addressed the presser just seven days after the Apex court of the country’s previous year order restricting them to do so, in which he again reiterated the misleading claim thus contravening the court’s directions.
The Supreme Court judges Hima Kohli and Ahsannuddin took this very seriously as the managing director of Patanjali Ayurveda company Balkishan took the court’s directions very lightly and didn’t respond to the court’s notice despite the hearing date being fixed as requested by him.
It may be recalled that Ramdev appears in almost all the advertisements of television channels and even print media with his picture with almost all the Patanjali Ayurveda products allegedly claiming to cure the patients of all serious ailments including critical illness of heart and kidney etc . The court restricts for such advertisements claiming for complete cure through ayurveda medicines or other forms of cure.
Popular as the Yoga Guru Ramdev owns a multi thousand crores company popular worldwide for alleged high quality medicinal Ayurveda products. He is more a celebrity appearing on television channels and various reality shows exhibiting his Yoga feats this popularizing himself and his company’s medicinal products. Patanjali Ayurveda has a massive advertisement budget and his majority of the products are widely popularized through advertisements in TV channels, newspapers and through social media earning huge profits and accolades claiming to cure several ailments from the root even critical illness to what ch the Apex court has raised serious concern objection and summoned on 2nd April.
