Since the parties were instructed to submit a formal application to document a compromise between them, the court has kept the lawsuit pending.

The Delhi High Court was informed today by dermatologist Dr. Manjot Marwah and influencer Raj Shamani that they are in favor of taking down the social media posts criticizing Dettol antiseptic liquid.

When Justice Saurabh Banerjee took up the case today, their attorneys notified him of this.

Marwah and Shamani were sued by Dettol's parent company, Reckitt Benckiser India, on the grounds that they had made "false, misleading, disparaging and defamatory" remarks on the antiseptic liquid in a podcast.

Because the parties were instructed to submit a formal application under Order 23 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908, in order to document a compromise between them, the court has kept the case pending.

"A draft settlement that reads as follows has been turned over by the parties. The same are noted. In order to record a compromise, counsel submits that they will be filing an application under Order 23 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The aforementioned terms are recorded until then. Raj Shamani and Marwah, defendants 1-2, are instructed to behave in accordance with the conditions that have been given out. Within a day, defendants 1-2 will edit the video. The Court's order stated that social media companies must follow the conditions of the settlement that the defendants had reached.

According to the order, the parts about Dettol that dermatologist Dr. Marwah purportedly made in the video that Shamani released shall be cut out of the podcast.

Reckitt sued influencer Ritik Chaturvedi as well because he reposted an Instagram reel that contained podcast audio.

He said that the Instagram reel he had reposted had been deleted. He is not allowed to post these films from the podcast, according to the Court.

A podcast episode called "Skin Mistakes You Didn't Know!" is at the heart of the dispute. April 1, 2025 saw the publication of "Tanning & Sunburn EXPOSED," followed on April 5, 2025 by the Instagram reel "Never Use Dettol in your Skin."

As per Reckitt, Dr. Marwah asserted that Dettol is only a floor cleaner and should not be applied to human flesh since it "burns wounds and delays healing."

Marwah, a self-proclaimed doctor with an MD in Dermatology and more than 783,000 Instagram followers, allegedly used a Philippine FDA report as support for her claims in an April 5 Instagram story. Reckitt retorted that since the company's affiliate in the Philippines does not sell Dettol there, this report is pointless.

Reckitt vehemently denied the podcast's assertions, claiming that Dettol is a prescription medication that is authorized for use as an antiseptic on human skin. According to Section 3(b)(i) of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, Dettol is considered a "drug" because it has been sold as an antiseptic liquid since 1936.

Reckitt's attorney, said Tuesday that it is defamatory and obviously untrue to refer to Dettol as a disinfectant that should only be used for floor sweeping.

Respondent Advocate declared that he was prepared to remove the contentious parts of the podcast.

"I've arrived with a white flag and an olive branch. "We are prepared to revise the parts that Dettol claims are derogatory," Varma informed the Court.

Marwah's attorney, Ramandeep Singh, told the court that she had removed the Instagram reel in which she discussed Dettol.

The Court then allowed the attorneys to finalize the details of the settlement.