In November 2023, the Supreme Court had threatened to impose costs of ₹1 crore per false claim made in each advertisement that claimed that Patanjali products would cure diseases.
The top court had directed Patanjali not to publish false advertisements in the future.
Later, the Court imposed a temporary ban on such advertisements, and issued contempt of court notices to the company and Balkrishna after Patanjali failed to halt the publication of such ads.
The duo had then filed apology affidavits before the top court.
The Court had initially said that it was dissatisfied with the casual apology affidavits filed by Patanjali Ayurved as well as Ramdev and Balkrishna, saying that the apology seemed more like lip service.
Later, fresh affidavits were and apologies were also published by Patanjali in newspapers.
The matter will be taken up on April 30 (Tuesday) by a Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah.
Source: Barandbench
