The Supreme Court on Tuesday told Baba Ramdev that he was “not innocent” and came down heavily on the yoga guru while hearing the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with the misleading advertisements of the company’s medicinal products.
The court also criticised him for his “irresponsible behaviour”, Live Law reported.
A two-judge bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah fixed the next date of hearing on April 23.
Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna were physically present during the hearing.
The petition against Patanjali Ayurved has been filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
During the hearing on April 10, the same bench of Justices Kohli and Amanullah came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved and criticised it for “taking contempt of court proceedings lightly”. The court had said that it was “not satisfied with anything said in the affidavit”.
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The top court also blasted the Uttarakhand government for providing a licence for Patanjali products and asked the state’s licensing authority, “Do you have the guts to do what you are doing? You are acting as a post office.”
“We have strong objection to use of word ‘bonafide’ for officers. We are not going to take lightly. We will rip you apart,” Justice Amanullah said.