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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(OS) 40/2026, I.A. 937/2026 & I.A. 938/2026

CAPT SHWETA SINGH .....Plaintiff

Through: Mr. Ojas Mittal, Mr. Rishabh Gupta,

Mr. Devansh Dua and Mr. Prabhu,

Advocates

Mob: 8586834657

Email:

rishabhgupta.lawyer@gmail.com

versus

X CORP AND ORS. .....Defendants

Through: None.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

O R D E R

% 15.01.2026

I.A. 938/2026 (Application under Section 151 of CPC, seeking exemption from filing complete addresses and particulars of defendant

nos. 2 to 6.)

1. The present is an application seeking exemption from filing complete

addresses and particulars of defendant nos. 2 to 6.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff submits that the plaintiff only has the ‘X’ (previously known as Twitter) Handle details of defendant nos. 2 to 5. He further submits that defendant no. 6 is an unknown person,

i.e., Ashok Kumar/John Doe.

3. He further submits that the other details of defendant nos. 2 to 5, such as E-mail, Mobile No., etc., shall be provided by defendant no. 1, as such details are available with the defendant no. 1 platform, providing to it at the time of creation of account.

4. Noting the aforesaid, the present application is allowed and disposed of.

CS(OS) 40/2026

5. Let the plaint be registered as suit.

6. Issue summons to the defendants, through all permissible modes.

7. The summons shall state that the written statement(s) shall be filed by the defendants, within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of summons. Along with the written statement(s), the defendants shall also file affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents of the plaintiff, without which, the written statement(s) shall not be taken on record.

8. Liberty is given to the plaintiff to file replication(s), if any, within thirty (30) days from the receipt of the written statement(s). Along with the replication(s) filed by the plaintiff, an affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents of defendants be filed by the plaintiff, without which, the replication(s) shall not be taken on record.

9. It is made clear that any unjustified denial of documents may lead to an order of costs against the concerned party.

10. If any of the parties wish to seek inspection of the documents, the same shall be sought and given within the timelines.

11. List before the Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 13^th March, 2026, for completion of service and pleadings.

12. List before the Court on 05^th May, 2026.

I.A. 937/2026 (Application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 & 2 CPC)

13. The present suit has been filed seeking permanent and mandatory injunction, along with damages, on account of continuous malicious and aggravated defamation committed by defendant nos. 2 to 5, through publication, circulation and amplification of false and defamatorycontent on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), operated by defendant no. 1. 14. The present application has been filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2, read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), seeking urgent ad-interim and interim injunction restraining the defendant nos. 2 to 5 from further publishing, circulating, endorsing or amplifying any defamatory, false, sexually coloured or derogatory content concerning the plaintiff and for immediate takedown of the impugned content, pending disposal of the present suit.

15. Learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff submits that the plaintiff is a senior public official serving under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (“DGCA”) and enjoys an unblemished reputation, impeccable professional standing and a high degree of public trust, earned through years of dedicated and meritorious service. The plaintiff has received national- level recognition for her contribution to Indian aviation, including, being named amongst the leading women in the sector by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

16. He further submits that during December, 2025, and thereafter, defendant nos. 2 to 5 have published, endorsed, circulated and amplified m