This website offering Ayodhya Ram Mandir Prasad is "fake"

Following a directive from the Delhi High Court, a website that exploited public devotion by falsely claiming to provide "prasad" from the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple has been shut down. Justice Sanjeev Narula, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), concluded that the website named "Khadi Organic" deceptively resembled the plaintiff's name and trademarks. The court issued orders to remove misleading social media posts and suspend the website.

"The defendants appear to exploit public religious faith and deceive them into paying money, leveraging the plaintiff's goodwill," the court observed. "They falsely took money, offering no receipts or proof of delivery," court said.

KVIC argued the website sold various products and sought donations for "free prasad," falsely implying affiliation with the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

The website allegedly charged Rs 51 for Indian customers and $11 for foreign customers for "free prasad." The court found this a clear attempt to misappropriate the "Khadi" mark and mislead the public. The KVIC told the court that the defendant platform was offering various products such as garments, collectibles, food items, home temples, goods required to conduct religious ceremonies such as Gangajal and even seeking financial contributions to facilitate their free prasad initiative.

The court restrained the defendants from using the "Khadi Organic" mark and issued summons on the lawsuit.