Their Apologies Rejected, Ramdev And Aide's Big Supreme Court Date Today
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The Supreme Court had come down heavily on the Patanjali founders during the previous hearing last week. It had also pulled up the Uttarakhand government for not acting against the Haridwar-based company.
Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna will be in the Supreme Court today as it hears the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with its misleading ads and Covid cure claims. The court had come down heavily on the Patanjali founders during the previous hearing last week. It had also pulled up the Uttarakhand government for not acting against the Haridwar-based company.
The court has rejected two sets of apologies by Ramdev and Balkrishna, noting that the letters were sent to the media first. "Till the matter hit the court, the contemnors did not find it fit to send us the affidavits. They believe in publicity clearly," Justice Hima Kohli said last week.
Justice A Amanullah, also on the bench, asked if the apology is "even heartfelt". "Tendering apology is not enough. You should suffer the consequences for violating the court's order," he said.
