'X' account of Dr Abby Philips aka The Liver Doctor, vocal AYUSH critic, withheld
Kerala-based hepatologist, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, widely known as 'The Liver Doctor' in the online medical community, has had his Twitter account, 'X,' withheld globally due to a legal demand.
This action was taken in response to a Bengaluru civil court's ex-parte injunction order issued on September 24. The order, granted at the request of Himalaya Wellness Corporation, accused Dr. Abby Philips of making defamatory allegations against the company.
The court order, based on Sector 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, prohibits Dr. Abby Philips from tweeting, making, publishing, retweeting, or republishing defamatory remarks about Himalaya Wellness Company or its products, as outlined in Sector 79 of the Information Technology Act 2000.
Himalaya Wellness Corporation's complaint stated that the "derogatory statements and materials" about their products were false and unjustified. The court's decision highlighted the need for an ad-interim ex-parte injunction to instruct the party responsible for such postings to remove them promptly, minimizing harm to the affected party.
The next court hearing on this matter is scheduled for January 5, 2024.
Meanwhile, many users on the micro-blogging site have expressed their disapproval of the account withholding, citing Dr. Philips's role in raising awareness about the side effects and impacts of the modern pharmaceutical industry. He has also been actively debunking myths and misconceptions about various medicines, diseases, viruses, and more.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
