Yoga guru Ramdev assures Delhi HC of not posting offensive content against Hamdard

The development comes a day after Ramdev assured the HC that he would remove all offending portions of a new video targeting Rooh Afza when the court warned of initiating contempt action. Justice Amit Bansal, who ordered the removal of the controversial content on Thursday, directed Ramdev’s counsel to file an affidavit during the day.

“Senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar (representing Patanjali) submits that the defendants are willing to file an undertaking in terms of paragraph 18 of the order dated April 22. Copy of the affidavit has been given to the counsel for the plaintiff. Let the same be filed during the course of the day,” Justice Bansal said on Friday.

The court gave the order while hearing a lawsuit filed by Hamdard claiming trademark infringement, disparagement, and defamation. The court, on April 22, had slammed Ramdev for his “sharbat jihad” comment against Rooh Afza, saying the remark was “indefensible” and “shocked the conscience” of the court.