'You can't sit on a couch and...': Supreme Court Raps IMA Chief in Misleading Ads Case

New Delhi: Emphasising 'self-restraint' in speech, Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr RV Asokan for his comments on apex court's ruling during a recent interview in misleing s case against Patanjali Ayurved. "We would have expected more sense of responsibility from you... you can't vent your feelings against court in press like this. What me you go suddenly like this?" a bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A Amanullah asked Asokan.

Responding to Asokan's unconditional apology, Justice Kohli replied, "Wher we should accept your statements after such damaging statements, you are one who dragged or side to court, saying y are denigrating you, but when you are put to test...?"

 "We are first ones to uphold freedom of free speech. But re are times when re should be self-restraint. As IMA President, you should have h self-restraint. We didn't see that in your interviews," bar and bench quoted SC as saying. 

Justice Kohli stated that Dr. Asokan's actions must be dressed with same scrutiny as those of Patanjali. For unversed, Court h dismissed apologies from Patanjali and its founders for breaching a commitment me to Court. "Dr Asokan, you are also a citizen of this country. amount of criticism judges face, why don't y react? Because personally, we don't have much of an ego, we are magnanimous. We are entitled to take action, but very rarely we do," Justice Amanullah ded.  

court furr questioned nature of Asokan's apology, asking why he did not issue a public apology prior to appearing in court., “Everything was written in black and white, why did you not make amends if you truly wanted to apologise? What did you do to redeem yourself after interview? Tell us” bench asked.