<p>The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea seeking action against a self-styled baba who advertises offering magic treatment to patients.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A division bench of acting chief justice A K Sikri and Justice R S Endlaw sought response from the governments by July 4 and asked petitioner A K Jain to make city-based Nirmal Baba a party in the case. <br /><br />The petitioner alleged that Nirmal Baba had been advertising in different electronic and print media claiming to offer magical treatment while claiming himself to be a representative of god.<br /><br />The petitioner sought a ban on all advertisements by the baba, saying that such publicity was contrary to the provisions of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. <br /><br />“The common man is being misled by the self-styled Nirmal Baba under the belief that the problems of a particular person will be solved with his blessings. The baba is spending lakhs of rupees on his advertisements and has earned more than Rs 200 crore within a few years in Delhi,” the petition said.<br /><br />Jain alleged that the baba had been organising camps in Delhi. The petition sought the registration of an FIR against the baba.</p>
<p>The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea seeking action against a self-styled baba who advertises offering magic treatment to patients.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A division bench of acting chief justice A K Sikri and Justice R S Endlaw sought response from the governments by July 4 and asked petitioner A K Jain to make city-based Nirmal Baba a party in the case. <br /><br />The petitioner alleged that Nirmal Baba had been advertising in different electronic and print media claiming to offer magical treatment while claiming himself to be a representative of god.<br /><br />The petitioner sought a ban on all advertisements by the baba, saying that such publicity was contrary to the provisions of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. <br /><br />“The common man is being misled by the self-styled Nirmal Baba under the belief that the problems of a particular person will be solved with his blessings. The baba is spending lakhs of rupees on his advertisements and has earned more than Rs 200 crore within a few years in Delhi,” the petition said.<br /><br />Jain alleged that the baba had been organising camps in Delhi. The petition sought the registration of an FIR against the baba.</p>