Patanjali Ayurved Ltd informed the Supreme Court that it has stopped the sale of the 14 products whose manufacturing licences were suspended by the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority in April this year. The company told the top court that it has issued instructions to 5,606 franchise stores to withdraw these products. It also said that media platforms have also been instructed to withdraw advertisements of these 14 products.
The court directed Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to file an affidavit within two weeks stating whether the request made to social media intermediaries for the removal of advertisements has been fulfilled or not. This comes as the Supreme Court has been hearing a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) alleging a smear campaign by Patanjali against the Covid vaccination drive and modern medicine.
