HC asks Patanjali to pay ₹4 crore for breach of injunction
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday directed Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to deposit an amount of ₹4 crore within two weeks, after the company promoted by Baba Ramdev breached an August 2023 order, restraining it from selling a camphor product. Baba Ramdev A single judge bench of justice RI Chagla issued the order on a contempt petition filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd, claiming that Patanjali Ayurved had committed breach of interim orders, restraining it from selling the camphor product. Acting on an intellectual property rights suit filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd, the court had passed an interim order on August 30, 2023, restraining Patanjali Ayurved from selling the camphor product. Earlier this year, Mangalam Organics filed a plea, pointing out that Patanjali Ayurved was manufacturing as well as selling the camphor product and the product was available for sale at Patanjali Mega Store in Virar.