Supreme Court of India

In Re: Patanjali Ayurved Limited through its Managing Director, Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev in the Matter Of:indian Medical Association and Anr v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 401
Bench Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 13 August 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that though the initial conduct of the proposed contemnors prior to their tendering an apology to the Court showed that the same was in violation of the undertakings given to this Court, subsequent thereto, after they tendered an unqualified apology to this Court, efforts have been made by them to take steps to make amends.

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration In violation of the undertaking dtd. 21.11.2023 given to this Court, the proposed contemnors held a press conference on 22.11.2023 making casual public statements regarding the efficacy of particular medicines manufactured by them and making derogatory statements in respect of other systems of treatment; and also continued to issue misleading advertisements. Conduct of the proposed contemnors, if was in wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court and contumacious. Headnotes† Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – In the writ petition filed by Indian Medical

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