HC directs Facebook to remove defamatory video against Ramdev

Delhi | Monday | 4th March, 2019

Summary:

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed Facebook to remove a video containing allegations against yoga guru Baba Ramdev from its platform. Ramdev has alleged that a video uploaded by some unknown person contained several defamatory, disparaging and threatening statements against him and Patanjali. On January 24, the court in an interim order directed Facebook, Google, its subsidiary YouTube and Twitter to forthwith remove, block or disable links to a video containing defamatory statement against Ramdev. On September 29, 2018, The Delhi High Court restrained the publication and sale the book ‘Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev’ until the publisher deletes some defamatory portion written against Baba Ramdev. The court was hearing a plea filed by Ramdev seeking to restrain videos which contain defamatory statement against him..