Madras High Court Asks YouTuber To Pay 7 Lakh As Damages For Making Defamatory Video On “Gold Winner” Oil

Case: Kaleeshwari Refinery Private Limited v Akshay A

Coram: Justice RN Manjula

Case No.: C.S.No.85 of 2023

Court Observation: The damaging statements made by the defendant in the audio and visual mode have been transmitted on social media like YouTube, which has a large viewer base. So the defendant has not only made statements that are defamatory in nature but also transmitted it to be received and viewed by others. So the plaintiff has proved all the essential elements that should be  proved in a case for defamation

In such circumstances, the defendants action to disparage the plaintiff’s product in a misleading manner would no doubt invite negative attention from the viewers and that will influence them to switch-over to some other products. So the defendant’s action appears to be with an intention to  cause defame and damage the plaintiff’s product

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