Overview
- At a Friday mention, the court directed Gambhir to file a corrected memo of parties and listed the matter for March 23 for further hearing.
- Gambhir seeks an ex‑parte ad‑interim order for immediate takedowns and a freeze on further spread of alleged deepfakes, along with a permanent injunction over use of his name, image and voice.
- The civil suit claims ₹2.5 crore in damages and names 16 defendants, including specific social‑media handles, Meta, X, Google/YouTube, Amazon, Flipkart, and government agencies cited to aid enforcement.
- The complaint alleges a coordinated surge since late 2025, citing a fake resignation video with over 29 lakh views and another clip about senior players with over 17 lakh views, plus unauthorized merchandise sales.
- The filing invokes the Copyright Act, Trade Marks Act and Commercial Courts Act, relies on Delhi High Court precedents involving Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Sunil Gavaskar, and quotes Gambhir saying his identity has been “weaponised.”