On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court of India ordered Patanjali Ayurved to provide evidence that it has stopped the sale and advertisement of 14 products banned by the Uttarakhand state licensing department in April. The court aims to verify the company’s claim that it had instructed all store owners, advertising outlets, and social media platforms to comply with the ban.
Banned Patanjali Products Still Available in Major Cities
On Tuesday and Wednesday , HT visited Patanjali stores across four major Indian cities — New Delhi, Lucknow, Patna and Dehradun — and was able to procure most of these products, procuring a receipt in each of these cases. In some shops, while not all of the 14 products were available, these were put down to a lack of availability, with people manning the counters insisting these could be procured within a week. To be sure, each of the 14 products were found in one store or the other.
Supreme Court Maintains Ban on Products Despite State Revocation
Tuesday’s order by the apex court led by justice Hima Kohli was passed despite a later affidavit by the Uttarakhand government informing the court that the ban imposed on April 15 was revoked by another state department on procedural grounds, following which fresh show cause notices were issued to Patanjali on July 8. But Patanjali’s laywer said that the company had not yet received an official communication regarding the revocation of the ban, and as such, the company remains bound by the Supreme Court’s orders. “The respondent 5 (Patanjali Ayurved Limited) shall state on affidavit whether the request to intermediaries has been acceded to and whether the 14 Ayurvedic formulations have been withdrawn,” stated the court in its order on Tuesday.
List of 14 Patanjali Products with Cancelled Licenses
The 14 Patanjali products whose manufacturing licenses were cancelled are Swasari Gold — ostensibly for acute cough and throat infection; Swasari Vati — for respiratory problems and throat irritation; Bronchom — for cough, cold and bronchitis; Swasari Pravahi—to improve lung function; Swasari Avaleh — for cough and cold; Mukta Vati Extra Power — for healthy blood pressure levels; Lipidom — to reduce cholesterol; BP Grit — for blood pressure and heart health; Madhugrit — to manage diabetes and blood sugar; Madhunashini Vati Extra Power — for diabetic complications; Livamrit Advance — for liver health and detoxification; Livogrit — for liver health, loss of appetite, jaundice and indigestion; Eyegrit Gold — for eye health; Patanjali Drishti Eye Drop — an eye tonic.
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