$~56

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 1305/2025 & I.A. 30617/2025 I.A. 30618/2025 I.A.

30619/2025 I.A. 30620/2025 I.A. 32192/2025

NANDAMURI TARAKA RAMA RAO .....Plaintiff

Through: Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv., Dr. Alka

Dahar Adv., Mr. Shiv Verma Adv.,

Mr. B. Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu Adv.,

Ms. Purnima Vashishtha Adv., Mr.

Varun Sharma Adv., Ms. Khushi Jain Adv. and Ms. Pankhudi Tripathi Adv.

versus

ASHOK KUMAR / JOHN DOE AND ORS .....Defendants

Through: Mr. Manas Raghuvanshi, Adv. for D-

12.

Ms. Mishthi Dubey, Adv. for D-15.

Ms. Shilpa Gupta and Ms. Surabhi

Pande, Adv. for D-16 & 17.

Mr. Aditya Gupta & Ms. Vani Kaushik and Mr. Rohith, Advs. for D-

23.

Mr. Varun Pathak, Ms. Amee Rana, Ms. Sana Banyal & Ms. Anannya

Gogoi, Advs. for D-24.

Mr. Ankit Parhar, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Ms. Shreya Gupta and Ms. Sanchli Sethi, Advs. for D-25/X

Corp.

Mr. Ankit Parhar & Ms. Shreya

Gupta, Advs. for D-26/Reddit.Inc

Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC

with Mr. Atishay Jain, Adv. for D-27 and D-28 CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 22.12.2025 I.A. 30618/2025 (seeking exemption from pre-litigation mediation)

1. This is an application filed by the Plaintiff under Section 12A of the Commerci