Delhi High Court restrains unauthorised use of Swami Ramdev's name, image, voice

The Delhi High Court issued an interim order on February 25, 2026 restraining the unauthorised use, exploitation and misappropriation of the name, image, voice and other personality attributes of yoga guru Swami Ramdev. The order names Swami Ramdev, also referred to as Baba Ramdev and the Patanjali founder, as the protected individual subject to the restraint.

The interim order was entered by the Delhi High Court on February 25, 2026 and remains in force as of February 26, 2026. Because the ruling is interim, it is a temporary judicial direction issued by the Delhi High Court pending further proceedings, and it specifically addresses unauthorised commercial and non-commercial exploitation of Swami Ramdev’s personality attributes.

The scope of the restraint, as recorded in the February 25 order, targets the unauthorised use, exploitation and misappropriation of the name, image and voice of Swami Ramdev and the broader category of other personality attributes. The order therefore identifies multiple facets of public identity - name, image and voice - rather than a single element, framing the legal protection around the entirety of Swami Ramdev’s public persona.

For teachers, studios and content creators who reference Swami Ramdev - whether described as Baba Ramdev or as the Patanjali founder - the Delhi High Court’s interim order on February 25, 2026 signals a legal bar on any unauthorised exploitation of his personality attributes. The interim nature of the order means that the Delhi High Court has acted to prevent immediate or continuing use while the underlying legal dispute moves through the court system.

The Delhi High Court’s February 25, 2026 interim order is a clear judicial intervention protecting Swami Ramdev’s name, image and voice from unauthorised exploitation. The decision frames the question of personality rights for a high-profile yoga figure and sets a legal boundary around use of Swami Ramdev’s public identity while further proceedings continue in the Delhi High Court.