The case has been filed by the Drugs Inspector in April this year against Divya Pharmacy which markets and sells Patanjali products.
It was filed under Sections 3(b) and 3(d) of the Drugs And Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 which prohibits advertisement of certain drugs for treatment of certain diseases and disorders.
Section 3(b) prohibits ads from referring to any drug in terms which suggest that it can be used for the the maintenance or improvement of the capacity of human beings for sexual pleasure
Section 3(d) prohibits ads from referring to any drug in terms which suggest that it can be used for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of any disease, disorder or condition specified in the Schedule, or any other disease, disorder or condition which may be specified in the rules made under the Act.
Source: Barandbench
