Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips known as TheLiverDoc has filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court against pharmaceutical company Himalaya Wellness and social media platform X Corp (formerly Twitter)..The petition has been filed in the wake of suspension of X account of Dr. Philips by a Bengaluru Court following a defamation suit by Himalaya Wellness.Dr. Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist who is known for his critical views of alternative medicine on social media..In an order passed on September 23, Additional City Civil and Session Judge DP Kumaraswamy had ruled that based on the facts presented by the company and law declared by various judgments, an interim order before issuing notice to Philips was necessary.The order was passed on two interlocutory applications filed by Himalaya in a suit against Philips for allegedly defaming the company.The pleas sought an order of temporary injunction restraining Philips from making defamatory statements against the company as well as an order to X Corp to temporarily withhold his account from the platform..Himalaya alleged that Philips was posting the material in order to help push products of Cipla and Alchem.The Court said that a reading of the judgments of the apex court and a few High Courts would sensitize one as to the gravity of the consequences of such materials being posted on the platform.Further, it noted that the judgments indicated that there was a need to issue ad-interim ex-parte injunction directing parties like Philips to remove the posted material at the earliest so as to minimize damage in the form of loss of reputation, loss of income in monetary terms and disservice to the consumers..Story to be updated.
Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips known as TheLiverDoc has filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court against pharmaceutical company Himalaya Wellness and social media platform X Corp (formerly Twitter)..The petition has been filed in the wake of suspension of X account of Dr. Philips by a Bengaluru Court following a defamation suit by Himalaya Wellness.Dr. Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist who is known for his critical views of alternative medicine on social media..In an order passed on September 23, Additional City Civil and Session Judge DP Kumaraswamy had ruled that based on the facts presented by the company and law declared by various judgments, an interim order before issuing notice to Philips was necessary.The order was passed on two interlocutory applications filed by Himalaya in a suit against Philips for allegedly defaming the company.The pleas sought an order of temporary injunction restraining Philips from making defamatory statements against the company as well as an order to X Corp to temporarily withhold his account from the platform..Himalaya alleged that Philips was posting the material in order to help push products of Cipla and Alchem.The Court said that a reading of the judgments of the apex court and a few High Courts would sensitize one as to the gravity of the consequences of such materials being posted on the platform.Further, it noted that the judgments indicated that there was a need to issue ad-interim ex-parte injunction directing parties like Philips to remove the posted material at the earliest so as to minimize damage in the form of loss of reputation, loss of income in monetary terms and disservice to the consumers..Story to be updated.