While the ASCI accepts complaints from various sources, 21.3 percent were consumer complaints, indicating substantial public involvement in upholding advertising standards. Suo-motu complaints by ASCI constituted 75.4 percent of the total.
Coming down heavily on Baba Ramdev s Patanjali Ayurveda on advertisements against modern medicines and vaccination, the Supreme Court, while asking it not to make any misleading advertisements or false claims, has warned of hefty penalties of Rs1 crore on every product for false or misleading claims in advertisements.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Centre to devise a mechanism to stop misleading advertisements claiming cure for all kinds of diseases. | Latest News India