Delhi High Court Bars Patanjali From Airing Ads Disparaging Dabur Chyawanprash

The Delhi High Court on Thursday, July 3, 2025, issued an interim direction restraining Patanjali Ayurved from continuing with advertisements allegedly disparaging Dabur’s Chyawanprash.

The order was passed by a bench led by Justice Mini Pushkarna while hearing interim applications filed by Dabur India Limited, which claimed that Patanjali’s advertisements were disparaging its Chyawanprash product.

"The application is allowed," Justice Mini Pushkarna said.

The case arose from a television commercial featuring Baba Ramdev, wherein he claimed that only Patanjali’s Chyawanprash is the 'original', while other brands allegedly lack the Ayurvedic and Vedic knowledge to produce a genuine version.

During the hearing today, Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appeared for Dabur, while Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta represented Patanjali.

Before the High Court, Dabur India Limited contended that labelling other products as 'ordinary' undermines the entire category of Ayurvedic Chyawanprash, a market in which Dabur holds over 60% share.

It was further argued that despite the High Court issuing a summons in December, Patanjali Ayurved continued to air over 6,182 advertisements in the following weeks.

Dabur also alleged that these advertisements falsely claimed the product was made using more than 51 herbs, whereas in reality, only 47 herbs were used. Dabur added that this effectively spreads misinformation among consumers.

On the other hand, Patanjali maintained that its products adhere to all prescribed formulations and are fit for human consumption.

The matter will next be heard on July 14.

Case Title: Dabur India Ltd. v. Patanjali Ayurved & Ors

With PTI inputs