Have Social Media Intermediaries Taken Down Ads Of Medicines For Which Licenses Were Suspended? Supreme Court Asks Patanjali
Live LawDuring the hearing of the misleading ads case pending against it, the Supreme Court today asked Patanjali whether pursuant to its notice, intermediaries and social-media platforms have taken down ads relating to the 14 Ayurvedic medicines for which licenses were suspended by Uttarakhand State Licensing Authorities.The bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with an. During the hearing of the misleading ads case pending against it, the Supreme Court today asked Patanjali whether pursuant to its notice, intermediaries and social-media platforms have taken down ads relating to the 14 Ayurvedic medicines for which licenses were suspended by Uttarakhand State Licensing Authorities. As per the affidavit, the sale of 14 Ayurvedic medicines has been stopped and notices have been issued by Patanjali to its 5606 exclusive/franchise stores for removal/withdrawal of the said medicines/formulations that were suspended by the State Drug Licensing Authority, Dehradun, Uttarakhand vide order dated 15.04.2024. The court directed Patanjali to file an affidavit stating inter-alia as to whether request made to the social-media intermediaries has been acceded to and ads of the 14 Ayurvedic medicines/formulations have been removed/withdrawn.