CONTEMPT PETITION FORMAT UNDER ARTICLE 129
(CONTEMPT PETITION FORMAT UNDER ARTICLE 129)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL ) NO XX/XXXX
IN
WRIT PETITION NO XX/XXXXX
IN THE MATTER OF:
ALLOPATHY ASSOCIATION …….PETITIONER
VS
ANJALI AYURVEDA & ORS ……..CONTEMNOR
AND IN THE MATTER OF:
ALLOPATHY ASSOCIATION ……..PETITIONER
VS
ANJALI AYURVEDA & ORS ………RESPONDENT
CONTEMPT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 129 R/W SECTION 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 AND RULE 3 OF RULES TO REGULATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF SUPREME COURT, 1975
TO
THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND HIS COMPANION JUSTICES OF
THE HON’BLE SURPEME COURT
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF
THE PETITIONER ABOVENAMED
MOST HUMBLY SHOWETH:
1. That this Contempt Petition is being filed to initiate contempt proceedings against the alleged contemnor, who was respondent in the Writ Petition bearing No. xx/xxxx.
2. That Anjali Ayurveda is company incorporated under Companies Act, 2013 and having branches in all the States of India.
3. That Anjali Ayurveda is leading producer of Ayurvedic Medicines. Products of Anjali Ayurveda is quite popular among Indians as well foreigners.
4. That CEO of the Anjali Ayurveda is Baba Bhudev is a leading yoga practitioner with millions of followers worldwide. Baba Bhudev has made Ayurvedic Medicines popular in India and abroad. Multinational companies producing drugs are suffering losses due to Baba Bhudev. Even allopathic doctors are finding it hard to get patients and commissions from sell of drugs produced by multinational companies.
5. That Anjali Ayurveda claims that it can cure such diseases which cannot be even treated by allopathic system. Baba Bhudev has even criticized the allopathic system and stated many times that allopathic medicines creates more diseases than cures them.
6. That due to statements of Anjali Ayurveda and Baba Bhudev, the credibility of allopathy in India is decreasing and even many multinational companies have started using neem, ashvagandha etc in their products.
7. That the Allopathic Association filed Writ Petition bearing No. xx/xxxx before this Hon’ble Court to protect interests of allopathy, wherein this Hon’ble Court restrained Anjali Ayurveda and Baba Bhudev to make any statements which defame Allopathy.
GROUNDS
8. That this Contempt Petition is filed on following grounds:
A. Because Baba Bhudev continues to make statements defaming allopathy despite order passed by this Hon’ble Court dated xx/xx/xxxx.
B. Because on xx/xx/xxxx Baba Bhudeva got up at 3 A.M. and till 10 A.M conducted yoga sessions on several television channels. During these yoga sessions, Baba Bhudev criticized allopathy more than ten times. The videos of the same are available and transcripts of the same have been attached with Petition for kind perusal of this Hon’ble Court.
C. Because Anjali Ayurveda has released several advertisements in leading newspapers wherein it has criticized Allopathy. It has been stated that only products of Anjali Ayurveda can cure diseases permanently without any side affects.
D. Because more and more people are misleaded and moving towards holistic medicines and deserting allopathy impacting incomes of doctors as well as multinational companies who are in business of manufacturing drugs.
9. That the Petitioner has reminded the Contemnors vide letters dated xx/xx/xxxx and xx/xx/xxxx about the order of this Hon’ble Court but despite the same the Contemnors continued to disobey the order dated xx/xx/xxxx passed by this Hon’ble Court.
10. That, it is evident that the Contemnor has indulged in willful disobedience of the order dated xx/xx/xxxx of this Hon’ble Court.
PRAYER
In light of aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to:
(i) Initiate contempt proceedings against the contemnor for willfully disobeying the order passed by this Hon’ble Court dated xx/xx/xxxx.
(ii) Pass any other order(s)/direction(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.
COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER
DATE:
PLACE:
Note: Contempt Petition has to be accompanied by Synopsis, List of Dates etc.
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Mukesh Kumar Suman is an advocate and legal author based at Delhi. He regularly appears before various Judicial Forums including NCLT, NCLAT, High Courts and the Supreme Court. He can be approached at mukesh_suman@outlook.com or +91 9717864570.