JUDGMENT

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J.

I.A 8420/2021

By way of the present application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 („CPC‟), the plaintiffs seek to restrain defendant No.1 from distributing, transmitting, publishing, re-publishing or releasing in any manner to the public, the impugned statements as contained in Schedule-A to the plaint, or any other similar statements, either through print, electronic media or otherwise, either directly or through his associates, agents, employees, officers or partners, either directly or indirectly, until final disposal of the present suit. The plaintiffs also seek a direction to the defendants to remove/take-down all active URLs and videos pertaining to the impugned statements made by defendant No.1 or his associates, agents, employees, officers or partners. It may be mentioned here that the material that is subject matter of the present application pertains to a drug manufactured, advertised and marketed by the concerned defendants under the name and style of „Divya Coronil‟, as detailed hereinafter.

2. Plaintiff No.1 is an association of resident doctors of several prestigious medical institutions in Uttar Prade