Mumbai: The Kerala High Court has stayed all proceedings in a Palakkad magisterial court against yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balakrishna, and their company Divya Pharmacy in connection with a case relating to allegedly misleading advertisements.
Justice V G Arun granted a three-month stay on the lower court proceedings. The interim order was passed in response to a plea filed by Divya Pharmacy, Ramdev, and Balakrishna seeking to quash the case initiated against them.
The case stems from a complaint filed by the Drugs Inspector of Palakkad, which led to the registration of a case under Section 3(d) read with Section 7(a) of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
Section 3 of the Act prohibits advertisements promoting drugs for the treatment of specific diseases and disorders, while Section 7 outlines the penalties for violating these provisions.
