Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority has apologised to the Supreme Court for its unsatisfactory action against Patanjali Ayurved for the misleading advertisements published by the latter.
In an affidavit, filed through Advocate Vanshaja Shukla on April 27, the Uttarakhand body stated that it has filed a criminal complaint against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, for violating the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act.
The affidavit was filed in response to a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association against an alleged smear campaign carried out by Patanjali and its founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna against the Covid-19 vaccination drive and modern medicine.
The top court had earlier pulled up the Uttarakhand Government and the licensing body for being “hand-inglove” with errant licensing officers who failed to take action against Patanjali Ayurved. The affidavit said that body will continue to take all due steps against Patanjali Ayurved Limited.
