SLA stated it should take all due and additional steps in opposition to Patanjali Ayurved Ltd (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Uttarakhand authorities, in an affidavit, informed the Supreme Court docket that it has granted permission to file a grievance in opposition to Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for repeated violations of the drug commercials legislation and suspended manufacturing licenses for 14 of their merchandise.
Within the affidavit, the Uttarakhand authorities submitted that its State Licencing Authority has issued a public discover intimating that publication of commercials opposite to the legislation would entail strict disciplinary and authorized motion, together with nice, imprisonment, or each.
The affidavit filed by the State Licensing Authority, Ayurvedic and Unani Providers, said that it has granted permission on April 12 to the Drug Inspector, Haridwar for submitting a grievance in opposition to Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for repeated violations of the Medication and Magic Treatments (Objectionable Ads) Act, 1954.
“The SLA issued an order, dated April 15, 2024, to Divya Pharmacy and Respondent No. 5-Patanjali Ayurved Ltd., stating therein that the manufacturing licenses for 14 of their merchandise, particularly ‘Swasari Gold’, ‘Swasari Vati, Bronchom’, ‘Swasari Pravahi’, ‘Swasari Avaleh’, ‘MuktaVati Further Energy’, ‘Lipidom’, ‘Bp Grit’, ‘Madhugrit’, ‘MadhunashiniVati Further Energy’, ‘Livamrit Advance’, ‘Livogrit’, ‘Eyegrit Gold’ and ‘Patanjali Drishti Eye Drop’, are suspended with fast impact below Rule 159(1) of The Medication and Cosmetics Guidelines, 1945,” it stated.
“The District Ayurvedic and Unani Officer, Haridwar filed a prison grievance earlier than the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace, Haridwar in opposition to Swami Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna, Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurved Restricted below Sections 3, 4 and seven of the Medication and Magic Treatments (Objectionable Ads) Act, 1954,” the affidavit added.
The SLA stated that it’s going to proceed to take all due and additional steps in opposition to Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, as per the process prescribed in legislation and the instructions issued by the Supreme Court docket.
In an order handed on April 10, the highest courtroom had ordered the then Joint Director of the State Licencing Authority and all of the officers holding the submit of District Ayurvedic and Unani Officer, Haridwar from 2018 until date to file their respective affidavits explaining the inaction on their half.
The Indian Medical Affiliation has sought motion in opposition to Patanjali for violation of the Medication and Magic Treatments (Objectionable Ads) Act, which prohibits the commercial of sure merchandise for the remedy of specified ailments and problems, together with diabetes, coronary heart ailments, excessive or low blood strain and weight problems.
The ayurvedic firm had earlier made an endeavor earlier than the Supreme Court docket saying that it could not make any informal statements claiming the medicinal efficacy of its merchandise or promote or model them in violation of legislation and wouldn’t launch any assertion in opposition to any system of medication to the media in any kind.
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