A authorized dispute over using a shared title on social media has been resolved after a namesake of singer Sonu Nigam agreed to not use the singer’s id or likeness on the web. The Bombay Excessive Court docket disposed of a industrial mental property go well with after the events reached a settlement.Justice Madhav Jamdar, on August 13, recorded the settlement after legal professionals for either side knowledgeable the court docket that the matter had been amicably resolved. The events submitted consent phrases, which have been accepted by the court docket as undertakings.The singer had moved the Excessive Court docket in search of safety of his persona and publicity rights. His plea sought a everlasting injunction restraining Sonu Nigam Singh and any related individuals or entities from utilizing the title “Sonu Nigam”, in addition to the singer’s picture, likeness, or different attributes of his persona with out authorisation.He had additionally alleged that using comparable identifiers and imagery may mislead the general public into believing that Singh’s social media account or companies have been linked with, endorsed by, or belonging to him. The petition additional sought restrictions on the re-creation, publication, importing, circulation, and replica of the allegedly infringing content material.The court docket famous that an ad-interim order handed on July 11, 2025, had already restrained Singh and anybody appearing by him from utilizing the show title or account title “Sonu Nigam” on social media platforms. The legal professionals knowledgeable the court docket that the order had been complied with.The consent phrases have been signed by Nigam’s power-of-attorney holder, Saira Dawood Makani, and Singh. Makani was current in court docket, whereas Singh appeared through video conferencing. Each events confirmed that the dispute had been settled in accordance with the agreed phrases.“Varied statements made within the Consent Phrases are accepted as undertakings given to this Court docket,” Justice Jamdar stated within the order.
