The Colombo District Court recently issued an interim injunction on the parent company YouTube LLC of California and Keerthi Dunuwila of ‘Colombo Today’ preventing the publication of a defamatory REC Campus gets ... From page 01
video on YouTube that could tarnish the reputation of the Russian Education Center or REC Campus in Sri Lanka.
The enjoining order against the main branch of the YouTube channel, which was issued on September 23, is valid until the conclusion of the trial.Colombo Chief District Judge Aruna Aluthge issued this order.
The enjoining order was issued three months ago by Colombo Additional District Judge K.K.Liyanage after considering a case filed by the Russian Campus Institute (REC) Campus Institute) in Sri Lanka, a provider of medical education abroad that offers medical degrees.
A video posted by a channel called “Colombo Today” which is said to be secretly operating on the YouTube social network was the basis of this case.
The plaintiffs’ educational institution also stated in court that YouTube, which has a huge influence on the entire world, has no right to disregard the laws of other sovereign states.
Defendants’ attorney asked court to lift the Enjoining Order and dismiss the case. Keerthi Dunuwila told court that he had published information about the university through the Youtube channel while retaining the public’s right to know information. The judge said the defendants had also acknowledged that the institution was a reputable institution and that it was not fraudulent to charge money for the purpose of making a profit.
The judge rejected the defendant’s request and issued a restraining order until the end of the case and fixed the case for March 23, 2022.
Attorneys Naomi Chethana and Manoj Bandara appeared for the complainant before court on the instructions of Sudath Perera Associates.
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