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Ankush Jaiswal, Mumbai. Controversy arose regarding one name, two identities and identity on social media. The ongoing case between famous singer Sonu Nigam and his namesake Sonu Nigam Singh is now over. A settlement was reached between the two parties in the Bombay High Court, after which the court settled the case. The matter was not just about the name, but about the fact that the name and picture of any other person is not being used on social media in such a way that people consider it to be a celebrity’s account.

How did the controversy start?

Sonu Nigam had alleged that Sonu Nigam Singh had kept the display name of his account on social media platform X only as ‘Sonu Nigam’. However, his username was ‘Sonu Nigam Singh’. It was argued on behalf of the singer that the use of only the name ‘Sonu Nigam’ and his picture may mislead people that the account belongs to the singer himself. According to court records, this account also had a large number of followers.

The court had imposed a ban in 2025

In this case, on July 11, 2025, Justice R.I. Chagla had given an interim order. The court had said that the name ‘Sonu Nigam’ is now strongly linked to the identity of the singer. The court had banned the use of the name ‘Sonu Nigam’ alone as a display name or account name on social media. However, Sonu Nigam Singh was allowed to use his full name, provided it did not create any confusion.

The matter finally ended with an agreement

After this, talks took place between both the parties and the matter reached an agreement. Taking on record the terms of the agreement, the Bombay High Court settled the case. This matter is also important in the sense that in the era of social media, how legal limits are being set regarding to what extent a celebrity’s name, picture and identity can be used. At present, this interesting legal battle of ‘Sonu Nigam Vs Sonu Nigam’ is over and this time the decision has not been taken in favor of any one but with the agreement of both the parties.