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$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(OS) 318/2026 & I.A. 19824/2026 MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN AND ANR .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Senior Advocate, Mrs. Rebecca John, Senior Advocate, Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Mr. Kapil Madan, Mr. Omar Hoda, Mr. Jaspal Singh, Ms. Namrah Nasir, Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Mr. Uday Bhatia, Mr. Kamran Khan, Mr. Surya Kiran Singh, Ms. Ayesha Khan, Mr. Nilanjan, Mr. Aviral Jain, Mr Shaurya Vikarm, Mr. Pratham Sagar, Advs. versus X CORP AND ORS .....Defendants Through: Mr. Ankit Parhar, Ms. Mathuvanthy Mathavan, Mr. Tejpal Singh Rathore, Ms. Tanish Gupta, Advs. for Defendant No. 1 Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shubhendu Anand, Mr. Amit Mishra, Mr. Piyush M. Dwivedi, Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Mr. Abhay Nair, Mr. Abhishek Dwivedi, Ms. Shreya Bansal, Advocates for D-2 and 3 Ms. Mamta Rani Jha, Ms. Shruttima Ehersa and Ms. Aiswarya Debadarshini, Advocates for Proposed D-5 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 31/07/2026 at 13:46:25
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD O R D E R %
28.07.2026 I.A. 19767/2026
1. This is an application on behalf of the parties under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the CPC for passing a decree in terms of the settlement entered into between the parties. 2. The application has been signed by the Plaintiffs and Defendants No.2 and 3. The application states that Defendants No.2 and 3 have tendered their unconditional apology and expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the Plaintiffs for their social media posts/replies/tweets/re-tweets/quote tweets etc. 3. The Plaintiffs have accepted the regret and the unconditional apology tendered by the Defendants. The application also states that the Defendants have agreed not to post online the present case proceedings, pleadings and/or orders/ subsequent orders passed by this Court. It is also stated that the Plaintiffs have waived off their remedies as available under civil and criminal law on the cause of action and that the parties have undertaken not to make any comments either through their main account, alternative account or through any affiliates against each other on social media or any other public platform. 4.
This Court is satisfied that the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and decided to put a quietus to the entire litigation. Defendants No.2 and 3 are directed to ensure that in case the very same tweets find its place in social media then they will take down the tweets. This assurance has been given by learned Senior Counsel for Defendant No.2 &3. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 31/07/2026 at 13:46:25
5. Though there is no formal agreement filed by the parties, the parties are ad idem that they have amicably settled the matter. 6. Since the matter has been settled, let the entire court fee be refunded to the Plaintiffs in terms of Section 16 of the Court Fee Act. 7. The Suit is disposed of in above terms along with pending application(s), if any. 8. Needless to state that it is always open for the Plaintiffs to approach the social media intermediaries in case the same posts resurfaces again on their platform. 9. The next date already fixed in the matter, i.e., 17.08.2026, stands cancelled. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JULY 28, 2026 hsk This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 31/07/2026 at 13:46:25