{"id":108761,"date":"2017-04-26T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T08:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=108761"},"modified":"2017-04-26T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T08:58:51","slug":"advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> Delhi High Court:<\/strong> Procter &amp; Gamble Home Products Pvt. Ltd. (P&amp;G) &#8211; manufacturer of Head &amp; Shoulders Anti-dandruff Shampoo priced Rs. 3 per sachet and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL)-manufacturer of Clinic Plus shampoo priced Re 1 per sachet filed suits against each for comparative advertising of their products. The advertisement impugned in each of the suit indisputably compares the two products and though does not name the product of the other but, besides showing the sachet of the advertiser\u2018s own product, shows sachet of the other\u2018s product. All the three suits were dealt with together by the \u00a0Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before approaching the Court, HUL had approached Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) which rejected the said complaint. The High Court Judge considered the rival contentions and highlighted that ASCI was established in 1985 as a company under Section 25 of the \u00a0Companies Act, 1956 and with advertisers, media, advertising agencies and other professional\/ancillary services, industries connected with advertising as its sponsors and with the purpose of self-regulating the advertisements and to ensure that the advertisements conform to the Code of self-regulation. The Code for self regulation in Advertising (the Code) of ASCI has been drawn up by people in the profession and industries in or connected with advertising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Rajiv Sahay Endlaw ruled that none of the advertisements impugned was disparaging observing that all the advertisements fell in the genre of \u2018Comparative Advertising\u2019 which permits comparing own product with that of competitor\u2018s and calling own superior \/ better than competitor\u2019s. The Court further observed that the Advertising Code of ASCI incorporated therein permits comparative advertising in the interest of \u201cvigorous competition and public enlightenment.\u201d However, the Court elucidated further on this saying that fetters which are placed therein are that there should be no likelihood of the consumer being misled as a result of the comparison and the advertisement does not unfairly denigrate, attack or discredit other products\u00a0directly or by implication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Judge applied the dual test of balancing the fundamental right of advertiser under Article 19(1)(a), with the Constitutional right of the competitor under Article 21 to reputation of his goods and also applied the test of proportionality observing that the advertisement\/s in neither of the three suits could be found as defamatory or having the impact of changing the opinion of the ordinary man\/consumer to the prejudice of the plaintiff in the suit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court brought in notice that the disparagement claimed was with respect to shampoo sold in sachets and each sachet was for one wash and said that even if a consumer changes opinion on watching the advertisement about the shampoo and switches to another one, he\/she may immediately shift to the earlier one if doesn\u2019t find the results satisfactory and hence, concluded that this way, the market forces would prevail in long run. The Court finally observed that today, the consumers are vigilant enough o find their best interest and are armed with the laws for their protection from false claims in advertising, is requiring the producers\/manufacturers also to be cautious in making the same and therefore, in the face of such consumer law developments, reliefs for disparaging advertising have to be restricted to gross cases, the court concluded and dismissed the suits. [Procter &amp; Gamble Home Products Private Limited V. Hindustan Unilever Ltd.,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/7Fk8JYVA\">\u00a02017 SCC OnLine Del 7072<\/a>, decided on 17.02.2017]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi High Court: Procter &amp; Gamble Home Products Pvt. Ltd. (P&amp;G) &#8211; manufacturer of Head &amp; Shoulders Anti-dandruff Shampoo priced Rs. 3 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[6011,16571,16561],"class_list":["post-108761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-advertisements","tag-code-for-self-regulation-in-advertising","tag-comparative-advertising"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Delhi High Court: Procter &amp; Gamble Home Products Pvt. Ltd. (P&amp;G) &#8211; manufacturer of Head &amp; Shoulders Anti-dandruff Shampoo priced Rs. 3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-26T08:58:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Delhi-HC.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1329\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"888\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Saba\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Saba\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/\",\"name\":\"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-26T08:58:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785\",\"name\":\"Saba\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Saba\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_2\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases | SCC Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases","og_description":"Delhi High Court: Procter &amp; Gamble Home Products Pvt. Ltd. (P&amp;G) &#8211; manufacturer of Head &amp; Shoulders Anti-dandruff Shampoo priced Rs. 3","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2017-04-26T08:58:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1329,"height":888,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Delhi-HC.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Saba","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Saba","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/","name":"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-04-26T08:58:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/04\/26\/advertisements-can-be-comparative-in-nature-disparagement-be-restricted-to-gross-cases\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Advertisements can be comparative in nature, disparagement be restricted to gross cases"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785","name":"Saba","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Saba"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_2\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":322248,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/16\/hindustan-unilever-limited-restrained-from-comparing-ponds-with-nivea-by-dhc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":0},"title":"Delhi High Court restrains Hindustan Unilever Limited from comparing \u2018Ponds\u2019 with \u2018Nivea\u2019, holds comparison to be misleading","author":"Editor","date":"May 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delhi High Court opined that the law related to advertisements in any form \u2014 print, digital, or TVC will also extend to \u2018in-mall\u2019 marketing campaigns since it is a method of promotion and marketing of company\u2019s product to a consumer.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Delhi High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":351458,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/06\/25\/dhc-ghadi-detergent-to-remove-ads-derogatory-surf-excel\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":1},"title":"Delhi High Court directs Ghadi detergent to remove derogatory phrases targeting Surf Excel from its advertisements","author":"Editor","date":"June 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It is permissible for an advertiser to undertake an advertising campaign to promote its own product so long as the same is not deliberately tarnishing or defaming the competitor's product.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ghadi Surf excel","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ghadi-Surf-excel.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ghadi-Surf-excel.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ghadi-Surf-excel.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ghadi-Surf-excel.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":322035,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/14\/ebc-releases-chander-lall-book-on-comparative-advertising-law-practice\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":2},"title":"\u201cIn context of Indian economy,  this book is going to be an invaluable guidance\u201d, says Justice Surya Kant at book release of Comparative Advertising by Chander M Lall","author":"Editor","date":"May 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"EBC brings Senior Advocate Chander M. Lall\u2019 s book on Comparative Advertising: Law & Practice\u201d","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events\/Webinars&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events\/Webinars","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/news\/events-and-webinars\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chander. Lall book on Comparative Advertising","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BOOK-01.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BOOK-01.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BOOK-01.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BOOK-01.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":304513,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/10\/12\/dhc-refuses-to-injunct-commercial-of-puro-healthy-salt-in-disparagement-suit-filed-by-tata-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":3},"title":"\u2018Well within boundaries of permissible comparative advertising\u2019; Delhi High Court refuses to injunct commercial of Puro Healthy Salt in a disparagement suit filed by Tata","author":"Simranjeet","date":"October 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cIf Tata can sell its Himalayan Pink Salt by advertising it as natural, free of chemicals, additives, and as being neither processed nor bleached and, therefore, a healthy alternative to common salt, then why Puro cannot do so. Tata cannot seek any injunction against Puro using the very same expressions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"delhi high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":332939,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/10\/14\/addressing-the-issue-ascis-role-and-the-limits-of-its-authority\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":4},"title":"Addressing the Issue: ASCI&#8217;s Role and the Limits of its Authority","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"October 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Abhinav Bhalla1","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Op Eds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Op Eds","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/op-ed\/legal-analysis\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Limits of Authority","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Limits-of-Authority.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Limits-of-Authority.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Limits-of-Authority.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Limits-of-Authority.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":352788,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/08\/dhc-restrains-patanjali-from-airing-ads-disparaging-dabur\/","url_meta":{"origin":108761,"position":5},"title":"Delhi High Court restrains Patanjali from airing advertisements disparaging Dabur Chyawanprash","author":"Editor","date":"July 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"While Patanjali could state that its product, \u2018Patanjali Special Chyawanprash\u2019, was the best, it could not state that the other chyawanprash manufactures lacked the necessary knowledge and technical know-how to prepare the same as per ayurvedic texts, since that statement is both untrue and misleading to the public at large.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Patanjali disparaging ads Dabur","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Patanjali-disparaging-ads-Dabur.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Patanjali-disparaging-ads-Dabur.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Patanjali-disparaging-ads-Dabur.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Patanjali-disparaging-ads-Dabur.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108761\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}