Delhi High Court: Vivek Oberoi Evades Proceedings After Favourable Order

• Vivek Oberoi has been accused of evading further participation in his personality rights lawsuit after securing a favourable interim order from the Delhi High Court.
• The Court excluded two URLs on social media platform X Corp from the scope of an ex parte injunction granted to Oberoi on February 5.
• Oberoi's counsel sought permission to withdraw from the case, citing lack of communication or instructions from the actor.
• The Court's observation highlights the importance of actively participating in court proceedings for celebrities involved in personality rights lawsuits.

A perusal of the record appears to show that having received a favourable order from this court on 05.02.2026, which order protects the plaintiff’s ‘personality rights’, the plaintiff is thereafter evading further participation in the present proceedings, especially in relation to what has been brought forth by defendant No.21 by way of the present application.

Actor Vivek Oberoi has been accused of evading further participation in his personality rights lawsuit after securing a favourable interim order from the Delhi High Court. The Court made this observation while excluding two URLs on social media platform X Corp from the scope of an ex parte injunction granted to Oberoi on February 5. According to the Court's records, Oberoi received the favourable order and subsequently failed to respond to subsequent applications filed by defendants, including one from X Corp. This lack of participation has led the Court to presume that Oberoi does not oppose X Corp's application, which seeks the exclusion of the URLs from the injunction.

Oberoi's counsel informed the Court that they had not received any communication or instructions from the actor and sought permission to withdraw from the case. The Court granted this request, allowing the counsel to withdraw from the lawsuit.

The Delhi High Court's observation highlights the importance of actively participating in court proceedings, even after securing a favourable interim order. Personality rights lawsuits can be complex and require ongoing engagement with the legal process. If celebrities or their representatives fail to participate, it may lead to adverse inferences being drawn by the Court. This has significant implications for lawyers advising celebrities on personality rights, who must ensure that their clients are aware of these potential consequences.

In this case, X Corp had moved an application seeking the exclusion of the two URLs from the scope of the February 5 injunction. The Court's decision to exclude the URLs was based on a perusal of the record, which showed that the posts did not concern Oberoi's personality rights and were innocuous expressions of free speech by a user on X Corp's platform.

The Delhi High Court's observation in this case serves as a reminder to celebrities and their representatives of the importance of actively participating in court proceedings. This is particularly relevant for personality rights lawsuits, where ongoing engagement with the legal process can be crucial. By failing to participate, Oberoi may have inadvertently created an impression that he does not oppose X Corp's application, which could have significant implications for his case.

The Court's decision also highlights the need for lawyers advising celebrities on personality rights to be aware of these potential consequences and to ensure that their clients are informed about the importance of ongoing participation in court proceedings.

Lawyers advising celebrities on personality rights should be aware of the potential for adverse inferences being drawn if they fail to actively participate in court proceedings, despite securing a favourable interim order.

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