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Informist, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024

 

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons to Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. on a petition by Dabur India Ltd. alleging that Patanjali Ayurved, through television commercials relating to its Chyawanprash products, was disparaging the petitioner and defaming its products. The court also issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved on Dabur India's plea to seek an interim injunction against running of the commercial. The court will hear the case next on Jan. 30.

 

Patanjali Ayurved, the parent company of Patanjali Foods Ltd., is a habitual offender in misleading the public, said Dabur India's counsel. Earlier, the high court had asked Patanjali Ayurved's Co-Founder Baba Ramdev to take down his statements claiming that allopathy was responsible for the death of millions of people during COVID-19 and that Patanjali's Coronil was a cure for the virus, said the counsel.

 

Even the Supreme Court had initially started a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved, Baba Ramdev, and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna for publishing misleading advertisements for its ayurvedic products and violating the top court's order, said the counsel. Closing the contempt proceedings in August, the apex court had 'strictly' warned Patanjali, Ramdev, and Balkrishna that they would not do anything in violation of its orders like had happened earlier in the case. 

 

Seeking a relief on Tuesday regarding the commerical, Dabur India's counsel said that Patanjali Ayurved should not run the advertisement in the meantime. This is a peak season for chyawanprash products, and it would cause harm to the company, said the counsel. However, the high court refused to pass any order regarding restraining the advertisement on Tuesday, giving Patanjali Ayurved some time to reply in the case. 

 

At 1259 IST, the shares of Dabur India were up 0.4% at INR 511.35 on the National Stock Exchange, while the shares of Patanjali Foods Ltd. were down 1.8% at INR 1,712.75. 

 

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Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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