THERE WAS NO CENTIPEDE IN AMUL ICE CREAM TUB?

The Delhi High Court has asked a Noida-based social media user to remove posts claiming a centipede was found in a tub of Amul ice cream after the customer remained absent in the court proceedings, with the court citing non-cooperation on their front, news agency PTI reported on Friday.

Delhi HC's Justice Manmeet P S Arora was dealing with a lawsuit filed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation.

The court has prohibited the customer from posting or uploading any similar content on social media platforms until further notice. On June 15, Deepa Devi shared a photo on social media platform 'X' claiming to find a centipede in her Amul ice cream tub from an instant delivery app.

The plaintiff argued in court that the claim was false and that it is impossible for any foreign substances to be present in the ice cream packed at its facility. In an order dated July 4, the court noted the customer's non-cooperation and absence in proceedings, supporting the company's case.

It noted that the customers were given an opportunity to participate in the court proceedings and make good the claim that they canvassed in their social media post but they "elected not to appear" and also refused to hand over the ice cream tub to the company for the purpose of the investigation, news agency PTI reported.

"The non-appearance of defendant nos. 1 and 2 (Deepa Devi and her husband) evidences their unwillingness to participate in the forensic examination and verification of their claims of the dead insect made in the social media posts uploaded on 15.06.2024. Defendant nos. 1 and 2 are directed to forthwith remove the social media posts uploaded by them on defendant no. 1's Twitter/X account titled @Deepadi11 ..within 3 days," ordered the court.

The court specified that if the defendants do not remove the social media posts within three days, the company may request 'X' to delete them from their platform.

Represented by senior advocate Sunil Dalal and lawyer Abhishek Singh, the plaintiff company submitted that while the company was willing to investigate the matter and had even contacted the customers on June 15, they refused to make available the ice cream tub to the officials.