India, April 22 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday came down heavily on yoga guru Ramdev for his controversial "Sharbat Jihad" comments aimed at Hamdard's popular drink Rooh Afza, calling the comment "indefensible" and something that "shocks the conscience of the court".

The strong observation came from Justice Amit Bansal while hearing a suit filed by Hamdard Laboratories against Ramdev. The company accused him of making defamatory and communal statements targeting its product.

On April 3, Ramdev had targeted Hamdard's Rooh Afza and claimed that the pharmaceutical and food company was using its money for building masjids and madrasas. The company then moved the Delhi high court, Bar and Bench reported.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, a...