A three-Judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan through its judgement has upheld validity of the guidelines dated March 6th 2020 issued by the Ministry of AYUSH, asking the AYUSH doctors to comply with those directions.
A plea has been filed in the Patiala House Court seeking directions register an FIR against Baba Ramdev and Patanjali under the Indian Penal Code, Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, and Drugs and Cosmetics Act for allegedly making claims to cure COVID 19.
The Government has extended the services of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha as a secretary in the Ayush ministry for a period of two more years. His tenure was due to end on June 28 and has been extended till 2022 by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet.