"Should Have Had Self-Restraint": Supreme Court Rebukes Medical Body Chief
NDTV
IMA president Dr RV Asokan is drawing fire from the Supreme Court for his remarks in an interview, during which he commented on the court's ruling in the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurved
Coming down heavily on the Indian Medical Association (IMA) president for his remarks in an interview, the Supreme Court today said that while it is first one to uphold the freedom of speech, "there are times when there should be self-restraint".
IMA president Dr RV Asokan is drawing fire from the Supreme Court for his remarks in an interview, during which he commented on the court's ruling in the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurved, founded by Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna. In fact, IMA is the petitioner in the case against Patanjali for misleading claims about its products.
Pulling up Mr Asokan today, the bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A Amanullah said, "We would have expected more sense of responsibility from you... you can't vent your feelings against the court in the press like this. What made you go suddenly like this?"
