Seven doctors' association move HC against Ramdev

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it will hear on July 19 a plea by seven doctors associations alleging public nuisance and misrepresentation by Yoga guru Ramdev on account of his statements against allopathy amid the ongoing Covid19 pandemicJustice C Hari Shankar directed the counsel for the associations to place on record the videos pertaining to the alleged misinformationThe associations before court are three Resident Doctors Association of 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 HyderabadThe associations were represented by senior advocates Kapil Sibal Akhil Sibal and advocate Harshvardhan KotlaAlso Read In social media age desecration of reputation childs play Delhi High CourtThey 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 virus and insinuating that allopathic doctors were causing deaths and profiteering off the patientsIn their plea 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 treatments which are prescribed as the standard form of care even by the government they saidThe associations alleged 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 Covid19With 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 pleadedThe court on June 3 had issued summons to Ramdev on a plea by Delhi Medical Association in connection with his statements against allopathic medicines and claiming Patanjalis Coronil kit is a cure for Covid19The court had refused to restrain Ramdev at that stage saying the allopathic profession was not so fragileIt 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