Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Uttarakhand HC Quashes Summons to Patanjali, Ramdev on Ads
Imagine a company, Patanjali, made ads that the government thought were misleading.
Someone complained about it, and a court told Patanjali to come to court.
However, the High Court in Uttarakhand said the court shouldn't have done that.
They said there wasn't enough proof the ads were wrong.
The case was about whether Patanjali's ads for some medicines were misleading, but the court didn't see enough evidence to continue the case.
Uttarakhand High Court quashed summons to Patanjali Ayurved, Ramdev, and Balkrishna.
The summons related to a complaint alleging misleading advertisements for various products.
The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Uttarakhand's food security officer in 2023.
The officer cited letters from the Ministry of Ayush noting allegedly misleading ads for several Patanjali medicines.
The High Court stated there was no evidence of falsity in the advertisements to justify prosecution.
- Who
- Uttarakhand High Court, Patanjali Ayurved, Ramdev, Balkrishna, and the food security officer.
- What
- Uttarakhand High Court quashed summons to Patanjali and Ramdev in a misleading advertisement case.
- When
- June 3, according to the court order.
- Where
- Uttarakhand High Court.
- Why
- The court found no evidence of falsity in the advertisements.
Complainant (State Govt)
Patanjali
Validity of the Advertisements
Complainant (State Govt)
Patanjali's ads were misleading based on Supreme Court remarks and Ministry of Ayush letters.
Patanjali
The High Court found no evidence to support the claim of falsity or that the ads were misleading, dismissing the case.
- Court
- Uttarakhand High Court
- Parties Involved
- Patanjali Ayurved, Ramdev, Balkrishna
- Complaint Against
- Misleading Advertisements
- Legal Act
- Drugs and Magic Remedies Objectionable Advertisements Act
- Ruling
- Summons quashed
- Date of Order
- June 3