Patanjali misleading ads: SC exempts Ramdev, Balkrishna from personal appearance in next hearing

The top court also noted that there has been a marked improvement in the attitude of Patanjali management.

The Supreme Court on April 30 directed Patanjali to file the original page of the newspaper that contains unqualified public apology for violating the orders of the court.

The court was hearing the contempt petition pertaining to misleading advertisements by Patanjali Ayurved. Registry has been directed to take it on record when it is filed.

The Supreme Court also agreed to exempt Patanjali Ayurved's promoter Ramdev and managing director Balkrishna from personal appearance only for the next hearing.

A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah pulled up Patanjali’s lawyers for not filing original copies of the public apology. The apex court said it had asked them to file the original papers of the apology; however, according to the court this was not done.

Patanjali’s lawyer said there are a total of 322 apologies in newspapers and that they are voluminous and it would have been difficult to file.

The top court also noted that there has been a marked improvement in the attitude of Patanjali management.

“There has been a marked improvement. There was only Patanjali earlier, now there are names. We appreciate that. They have understood,” said SC.