Misleading advertisement: Supreme Court asks IMA President to publish apologies in prominent newspapers

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Indian Medical Association President Dr RV Asokan to publish apologies in all prominent newspapers that carried his interview over his controversial remarks regarding the hearing on misleading advertisements in the top court.

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta also made it clear that Asokan will bear the expanses for the same from his own pocket and not to be done on the IMA’s behalf. The court then adjourned the matter.

The court also expressed unhappiness with Asokan for the nature of the apology tendered by him in the matter.

Earlier Asokan’s lawyer apprised the court that an apology for his controversial remarks regarding the Patanjali hearing has been published in the various media platforms and its website too. When the IMA website is opened, there is a pop-up of this apology. He also apprised the court that the IMA President expressed regret and furnished an unconditional apology for such statements.

On the website, the apology was published by Dr R V Asokan National President, IMA who said that he expressed regret to the Supreme Court and has also submitted his affidavit to the Court for tendering my unconditional apology. The lawyer had also said that he never had any intention to lower the majesty or dignity of the Supreme Court.

The court was dealing with the Indian Medical Association’s plea seeking to frame guidelines for prohibiting false and misleading advertisements in relation to Allopathy and Modern Medicine.