"Ramdev Has Influence, Must Use It In Right Way": Supreme Court In Ads Case

The Supreme Court has accepted Ramdev and Balakrishna's request to dispense with their presence in court for now.

Yoga guru Ramdev has a "lot of influence" and must use it "in the right way", the Supreme Court said today while hearing the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders Ramdev and Balakrishna.

At the start of today's proceedings, Senior Advocate Balbir Singh told the bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A Amanullah that Patanjali has written to TV channels where its ads are still running and stopped sale of the products in question. The court asked Patanjali to file an affidavit about the stocks of these products. The court also accepted Ramdev and Balakrishna's request to dispense with their presence in court for now.

"Baba Ramdev has a lot of influence, use it in the right way," the bench said. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned that Ramdev has done a lot for yoga, Justice Hima Kohli replied, "What he has done for yoga is good, but Patanjali products is another matter."