Overview
- Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed social media intermediaries to treat the suit as a complaint under the 2021 IT Rules and to take steps within three days.
- The bench indicated it may issue a composite order after one week if platforms raise objections.
- The court signaled interim restraint against non‑intermediary defendants, including e‑marketplaces and sellers of unauthorized merchandise, and sought their particulars.
- Senior advocate Sandeep Sethi appeared for Khan in CS(COMM)-1322/2025, titled Salman Khan v. Ashok Kumar & Ors.
- The case follows a recent run of Delhi High Court orders protecting celebrity publicity rights while preserving genuine artistic expression, satire, news reporting and commentary.