Patanjali Ayurved is an Indian multinational company based in India. The company manufactures cosmetics, Ayurvedic medicine, personal care and food products. But do you know recently there has been a case filed against Patanjali Ayurved. What are the reasons behind the allegations against the company?
How is Patanjali as a company? What did the court tell the company and how did the CEO respond? Who filed a case against Patanjali? For more such information do check out the given article covering all
the important topics:
What is Patanjali Ayurved?
Patanjali Ayurved is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company based in Haridwar, India. It was founded in 2006 by Swami Ramdev and Balkrishna. Its office is in Delhi and its headquarters is in Haridwar. This company manufactures cosmetics, Ayurvedic medicine, personal care and food products.
Who is the CEO of Patanjali?
The CEO of this company is Balkrishna (Patanjali Ayurved CEO) with a 94 percent stake. Swami Ramdev represents the company and takes strategic decisions.
How is Patanjali growing as a company?
Patanjali was one of the fastest growing FMCG companies in India in 2016. Its value in 2020 was equal to ₹3,000 crore i.e. $480 million. While Patanjali did a turnover of ₹ 100 crore in 2010-11, the turnover reached ₹ 30,000 crore in the financial year 2019-20. According to a report by India Infoline (IIFL), at least 13 listed companies like Hindustan Unilever, Colgate, Dabur, ITC and Godrej Consumer Products have been affected by Patanjali’s success.
Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Haridwar is the main production facility of the company. With a production capacity of ₹35,000 crore or US$5.2 billion in 2020, it is expanding to a capacity of ₹60,000 crore or US$9.6 billion through new production units in Noida, Nagpur and Indore.
In May 2016, the company had approximately 4,700 retail outlets. Patanjali also sells its products online. The company joined Pitti Group and Future Group on 9 October 2015 and is making its products available in Future Group outlets. Patanjali Ayurved products are also available in Reliance Retail, Hyper City and Star Bazaar.
When did officials file a case against Patanjali?
The affidavit was filed on 9th April. Hearing started in the Supreme Court regarding misleading claims’ and contempt of court by Patanjali Ayurveda for its medicines. Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurveda’s Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna filed a new affidavit. In this, Patanjali had apologized unconditionally and expressed regret for its mistake and said that it would not happen again.
Why does Baba Ramdev have to appear in court?
Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna will again appear in the Supreme Court today in the Patanjali misleading advertisements case. In the earlier hearing on April 16, 2024, the apology of both Ramdev and Balkrishna, MD and head of Patanjali Ayurveda, was rejected by the court.
Baba Ramdev has apologized before the court thrice so far. Last time, Yoga Guru Ramdev himself had apologized to the court, but the bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Amanullah had said that he is taking this matter lightly.
Why has the official action been taken against Patanjali?
The official action has been taken against Patanjali because of its Misleading Ads. Not only limited to the respondents before this Court, but other FMCGs are also publishing misleading advertisements misleading the public, especially affecting the health of infants, school going children and senior citizens, who are consuming their products.
The matter is not limited to Patanjali only, but concern has also been expressed regarding misleading advertisements of other companies. The Supreme Court said that “It is necessary to involve the Ministry of Consumer Affairs etc. to examine the steps taken by the ministries to prevent the misuse of Drugs and Magical Remedies Act etc.
When did officials file a case against Patanjali?
The affidavit was filed on 9th April. Hearing started in the Supreme Court regarding ‘misleading claims’ and contempt of court by Patanjali Ayurveda for its medicines. Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurveda’s Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna filed a new affidavit. In this, Patanjali had apologized unconditionally and expressed regret for its mistake and said that it would not happen again.
Who has filed a petition against Patanjali?
The Indian Medical Association has filed a petition against Patanjali. The petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on 17 August 2022 is being heard in the Supreme Court for a long time. According to this, Patanjali made negative publicity against Covid vaccination and allopathy. At the same time, false claims were made about the treatment of some diseases with Patanjali’s Ayurvedic medicines.
How did the court react to this matter?
The court is not against any particular agency. The Supreme Court made it clear that we are not against any particular agency here. This is a public interest litigation. This is in the public interest. This is part of the process of rule of law.
Ministries will have to file affidavits regarding the above laws and the action taken by them to prevent misuse of data, which is currently limited to the period after 2018. Whenever pressure is exerted by the Indian Medical Association to prescribe expensive medicines, it should be closely scrutinized.
What has the supreme court told Patanjali to do for the matter?
The Supreme Court suggested that Patanjali will also have to publish a new apology advertisement. And that too will have to be brought on record. On behalf of Patanjali, it was told that an apology letter was published on their behalf. Although this is not on record. Mukul Rohatgi said that he will put it on record today itself.
What are the statements passed by Baba Ramdev on the matter?
Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna in the court, SC said “Patanjali will have to publish a new advertisement of apology”.The court said that this is an apology of the same size as the one you advertise? Patanjali talked about public apology Patanjali’s lawyer has said that we have given an apology in 67 newspapers.
What did Patanjali write in an apology given in newspapers?
On April 22, Patanjali gave a public apology in a newspaper. After the harsh comments and rebuke of the Supreme Court, a public apology was published by Patanjali Ayurveda in a daily newspaper on 22 April. It says that he respects the Supreme Court. This mistake will not be repeated again.
What did Baba Ramdev say before 23 April’s hearing in court?
Ramdev did not get an apology last time. On April 16, Ramdev had said in the court that we had no intention of telling anyone wrong. Patanjali has tried to bring Ayurveda to the facts for research based evidence. I will be aware of this from now on.
This happened in the excitement of work, it will not happen again. On this the court had said that you are not so innocent. It doesn’t seem like there has been any change of heart. We are giving you seven days time. We will look into this matter on 23rd April and both of you should be present in the court on that day also.
What did the Supreme court say regarding IMA?
The Supreme Court also reprimanded the Indian Medical Association. The court said that he is pointing a finger at Patanjali, while four fingers are pointing at him. The Supreme Court asked the IMA and said that your (IMA) doctors are also supporting medicines in the allopathic field. If this is happening, why should we not question you (IMA)?
When is the next date of hearing given by the supreme court?
The Supreme Court will next hear this case on April 30. The Court says it is not meant to attack any particular party, it is in the larger interest of consumers or the public to know how they are being misled and their right to know the truth and what steps they can take.
Frequently asked questions
1.What went wrong with Patanjali?
On November 21, 2023, the Supreme Court warned Patanjali against claims that its
products can completely cure ailments such as diabetes and high blood pressure and
threatened to slap heavy fines. But they continued their misleading advertisement which
led to the petition filed against the company Patanjali Ayurved.
2.What is the case of Patanjali?
Patanjali ayurved, Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna are facing action from
the Supreme Court for publishing objectionable and misleading advertisements about
their ayurvedic products.
3.Is the Patanjali product banned by the Supreme Court?
The supreme court has taken action against Patanjali Ayurved for its misleading
advertising practices and has temporarily banned the company from marketing its
products until further notice. The court also told the company to apologize for the
misleads.
4.What is Patanjali Ayurved?
Patanjali Ayurved is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company based in
Haridwar, India. It was founded in 2006 by Swami Ramdev and Balkrishna.
5.Who is the rival of Patanjali?
Patanjali is an ayurveda based company operated in India. Patanjali has many rival
brands. Some of the new brands which are competitors of Patanjali Ayurved are Sweetal,
Pisaganj and Prabhuti Enterprises etc.
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