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Court was hearing a plea by three Resident Doctors' Association of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences alleging that the Baba Ramdev was spreading misinformation about Covid19 cures and hesitancy against allopathic treatments.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that Baba Ramdev had promoted Coronil and advertised it as a cure for Covid19. However, he never discouraged people from participating in the government’s vaccination drive. 

The observation was made by the single judge bench of Justice C Hari Shankar while hearing a plea by seven doctor's association against Baba Ramdev for allegedly spreading misinformation against allopathy that allopathy was responsible for the deaths of several people infected by COVID-19.

With regard to the alleged misinformation about Allopathy, the Court said that the remarks made by Ramdev was his “point of view” and had not curtailed anybody’s right.

The Court has listed the matter for next hearing on October 5.

The petition has been filed by three Resident of 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 & Research, Chandigarh, Union of Resident Doctors of Punjab (URDP); Resident Doctors' Association, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut and Telangana Junior Doctors' Association, Hyderabad.

The petitioners have submitted In their plea that Baba Ramdev  being an influential person his remarks against allopathy was insinuating people that allopathy doctors were responsible for causing deaths of people suffering from Covid 19.

The plea further alleges that Baba Ramdev was sowing doubts in the minds of general public with respect to the safety and efficacy of not only allopathic treatments but also COVID-19 vaccines.

The Delhi High Court had earlier issued summons to Baba Ramdev on a suit filed by Delhi Medical Association (DMA) seeking to restrain him from disseminating false information about Patanjali's Coronil kit that is a cure for COVID19.

The Single Judge Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar observed that Baba Ramdev's comments were intra vires, under article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and said that the DMA, instead of filing a suit, should be busy finding remedies for the virus.

Case Title: Resident Doctors Association, AIIMS (Rishikesh) & Ors. v. Ram Kishan Yadav alias Swami Ramdev & Ors.