The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on July 12 the plea of yoga guru Ramdev seeking a stay on proceedings in connection with multiple FIRs lodged over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicines during the Covid pandemic, saying it received original records of his statements late Sunday night only.
The apex court was scheduled to examine the original records of the statements of Ramdev on the use of allopathic medicine following his plea to stay investigation and transfer the cases lodged against him in this connection to Delhi.
“Yesterday night at 11 PM, we got bulky files having copies of statements and videos,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy. “We are posting the matter after a week,” the CJI said after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Ramdev, offered that the matter can be taken up on some other day.
Earlier, the bench had sought original records pertaining to the alleged statements made by Ramdev on the issue. Multiple
FIRs have been lodged against Ramdev in Patna and Raipur following complaints by the Indian Medical Association. Besides seeking quashing of criminal complaints, Ramdev has sought their clubbing and transfer to Delhi.
As an interim relief, Ramdev has also urged for a stay on the investigation in connection with the criminal complaints.
The criminal complaints have been lodged by Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Bihar and Chhattisgarh over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicine during the Covid-19 pandemic.