In two separate affidavits filed in the court, Ramdev and Balkrishna have tendered an unqualified apology for the “breach of the statement” recorded in the November 21 last year order of the apex court.In the November 21, 2023 order, the top court had noted that counsel representing Patanjali Ayurved had assured it that “henceforth there shall not be any violation of any law(s), especially relating to advertising or branding of products manufactured and marketed by it and, further, that no casual statements claiming medicinal efficacy or against any system of medicine will be released to the media in any form”.The top court had said Patanjali Ayurved Ltd is “bound down to such assurance”.The non-observance of the specific assurance and the subsequent media statements irked the apex court, which later issued a notice to them to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them.On the last hearing, the apex court slammed them and said it cannot let them off by accepting their apology, adding that a message has to go to society at large not to violate court orders.The Court rejected the second affidavit of the apology filed by Patanjali Ayurved and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and Ramdev in the contempt case over the publication of misleading medical advertisements allegedly violating the undertaking given to the court.



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