A bailable arrest warrant was issued for Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balakrishna by a Kerala court in connection with a case involving misleading advertisements.
The warrant was issued on 16 January by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II, Palakkad, reported LiveLaw.
This comes almost a year after the Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to Patanjali Ayurved in February 2024 for publishing misleading advertisements regarding medicinal cures, despite the company giving an undertaking to the court earlier in November 2023 that they would stop.
While delivering the interim verdict, the apex court ordered an immediate halt to all false and misleading advertisements by Patanjali Ayurved and questioned the Centre for failing to take timely action.
"There are 11 cases in various courts. This is the first time an arrest warrant has been issued. I believe this is a significant development," said Dr Babu KV, whose complaints led the Supreme Court to take cognisance of the matter.
"I have always said that I trust the legal system of my country, even though it takes time. As a doctor, my primary concern was ending misleading and illegal ads in the media. Following the Supreme Court's order, these ads have stopped."Dr Babu KV