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The picture is of April 16, when Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurveda MD Acharya Balkrishna reached the Supreme Court to attend the hearing.
The Supreme Court may give its verdict on Tuesday (July 9) on the petition of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurveda Limited in the misleading advertisement case. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta is hearing the matter.
The court had reserved the decision on May 14. A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah had asked Patanjali Ayurveda what steps have been taken to withdraw the advertisements of the 14 products whose licenses have been cancelled.
The court had given Patanjali 3 weeks to file an affidavit. Also, contempt notice was issued to yoga guru Ramdev, his associate Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurveda Limited in the misleading advertisement case.
The court had reprimanded the IMA chief
The Supreme Court had refused to accept the apology of IMA chief Dr. RV Ashokan for his statement in the media. In fact, the court had said that IMA should also consider its doctors, who often prescribe expensive and unnecessary medicines to patients. If you raise one finger towards someone, then four fingers are raised towards you too.
The IMA chief had called this comment of the Supreme Court unfortunate. During an interview with a news agency on April 29, he said that the Supreme Court has broken the morale of doctors. On this statement of the IMA chief, Patanjali chairman Balkrishna had filed a petition in the Supreme Court saying that Ashokan had lowered the dignity of the law.
The Supreme Court had reprimanded IMA chief Dr. RV Ashokan for this statement. On May 14, the court had said that freedom of expression is fine, but sometimes a person has to be restrained. You cannot say anything about the court while sitting on the sofa. After this, the IMA chief had also filed an affidavit in the court and apologized unconditionally. However, the court rejected the apology.
Ashokan’s statement against the court, understand it in 3 points…
- Ashokan was asked that in the hearing of 23 April, the Supreme Court had said in its observation that they are showing one finger to Patanjali, but the remaining four fingers are towards IMA. Ashokan said that it is very unfortunate that the Supreme Court criticized the practice of IMA and private doctors.
- He said that vague statements have lowered the morale of private doctors. We feel that they should have seen what information was placed before them. Perhaps they did not pay attention that the matter was not what was placed before them in the court.
- No matter what you say, a large number of doctors still work honestly, they practice according to their policies and principles. It does not befit the Supreme Court to say such things about the medical profession of the country, whose so many doctors have sacrificed their lives during Corona.
Balakrishna filed a petition and said that action should be taken against Ashokan
Acharya Balkrishna had filed a petition in the Supreme Court regarding Ashokan’s statement. In this, he had said that IMA Chief Ashokan’s statements interfere with the ongoing proceedings of the case and interfere with the process of justice.
He termed Ashokan’s statement as reprehensible and said that this comment is an attempt to lower the dignity of the Supreme Court. In his petition, Balakrishna has demanded action against Ashokan as per law.
The Supreme Court said- you cannot say anything while sitting on the sofa
While hearing Balakrishna’s petition, the court had said on May 14 that freedom of expression is fine, but sometimes a person has to be restrained. You cannot say anything about the court while sitting on the sofa.
The court said that you are the president of IMA. There are 3 lakh 50 thousand doctors in your association. What kind of impression do you want to leave on the common people and the public? You are in a responsible position. You will have to answer. You did nothing in 2 weeks. What did you do after the interview you gave? We want to know from you!
Understand the Patanjali case in 6 points…
- IMA filed a petition in the Supreme Court on 17 August 2022. It said that Patanjali did negative propaganda against covid vaccination and allopathy. At the same time, it made false claims of treating some diseases with its own Ayurvedic medicines.
- IMA argued that every company has the right to promote its products, but Patanjali’s claims directly violate the ‘Drugs and Other Magic Remedies Act 1954’ and ‘Consumer Protection Act 2019’.
- IMA expressed concern over the misinformation being spread about allopathy and modern system of medicine. The petition said that Patanjali’s misleading advertisements defame allopathy and make false claims about the treatment of many diseases.
- IMA had demanded the Central Government, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and Central Consumer Protection Authority of India (CCPA) to take action against advertisements degrading allopathy to promote AYUSH system of medicine.
- The petition also mentioned some controversial statements made by Baba Ramdev. For example, calling allopathy a ‘stupid and bankrupt science’, claiming that people died due to the use of allopathic medicines during the second wave of Covid-19, etc.
- IMA also alleged that Patanjali spread rumors about the Covid vaccine, which created fear among people about getting the vaccine. The petition also said that Patanjali ridiculed the youth looking for oxygen cylinders during Corona. The Ministry of AYUSH has signed an agreement with ASCI, despite this Patanjali violated the instructions.
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