Delhi HC seeks Ramdev's stand on plea against him for remarks against allopathy

The Delhi High Court has sought Yoga guru Ramdevs stand on a lawsuit against him by several doctors associations for allegedly spreading misinformation by his statements against allopathy amid the Covid19 pandemic which purportedly amounts to public nuisanceJustice Hari Shankar granted a weeks time to Ramdev to file his response and said that he would not grant leave for the institution of the proceedings in the absence of a reply Public nuisance has some consequences on the defendant It is open to the defendant Ramdev to say that there is no case Cant say that I wont give him an opportunity the judge saidSenior advocate Akhil Sibal appearing for the associations argued that to grant permission to institute the suit the court has to only look at the plea before it and need not seek the other partys response It is between me and the court unless it the plea is evidently vexatious merits will come after Im permitted Sibal stated Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar representing Ramdev said that the plea was iquesta second bite at the cherryiquest and opposed the grant of leaveThe court granted time to Nayar to file his response and said They Ramdev will file a counter for revoking the leave if granted We will put it next Friday Let them file a reply The matter would be heard next on August 10 The associations before court are three Resident Doctors Association of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh Patna and Bhubaneshwar Association of Resident Doctors Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education amp Research Chandigarh Union of Resident Doctors of Punjab URDP Resident Doctors Association Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College Meerut and Telangana Junior Doctors Association HyderabadThey alleged that Ramdev was misleading and misrepresenting to the public at large that allopathy was responsible for the deaths of several people infected by Covid19 and insinuating that allopathic doctors were causing deaths of the patients In their plea filed through advocate Harshavardhan Kotla the associations have submitted that the yoga guru was sowing doubts in the minds of general public with respect to the safety and efficacy of not only allopathic treatments but also Covid19 vaccinesBeing a highly influential person it is apprehended that Ramdevs statements can influence lakhs of people and divert them from allopathic treatment which are prescribed as the standard form of care even by the government the plea submitted The associations alleged in the plea that the misinformation campaign was nothing but an advertisement and marketing strategy to further the sales of the product sold by Ramdev including Coronil which claims to be an alternative treatment for Covid19Also Read Delhi HC to hear plea against Ramdev for remarks against allopathyWith the third wave of Covid19 likely to set in August it is imperative that Ramdevs sustained misinformation campaign be brought to a halt the association has pleaded The other defendants in the plea include Acharya Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurveda The court had on June 3 issued summons to Ramdev on a plea by the Delhi Medical Association in connection with his alleged statements against allopathic medicines and claims regarding Patanjalis Coronil kitThe court had refused to restrain Ramdev at that stage saying the allopathic profession was not so fragile It had however orally asked Ramdevs counsel to tell him not to make any provocative statementsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever