Bombay HC orders X to remove video against Adar Poonawalla, says platforms can't be censors

The Bombay High Court ordered X Corp to remove a specific video by YouTuber Yohan Tengra repeating defamatory claims against Serum Institute and its CEO Adar Poonawalla. The court ruled platforms cannot adjudicate defamation or monitor users' future posts, and must only remove content the court has examined.

• Justice Gauri Godse passed the order on September 29 in a Rs 100 crore defamation suit filed in 2022
• X must remove only the specific video identified by the court
• Court refused to suspend accounts or bar future uploads
• Show-cause contempt notices issued to Tengra and three other defendants