India, July 3 -- Internet domain name registrar GoDaddy, along with domain registrars Namecheap and Hosting Concepts, has reportedly challenged a Delhi High Court ruling from December 2025 that implicated industry-wide directions applicable to all DNRs.

As per a report by Reuters, the company argues that the court's ruling, which aims at curbing fake, brand-impersonating websites, undermines user privacy, imposes impractical compliance obligations, and could have global implications for domain name governance.

The appeal is pending before a larger bench of the HC, which is scheduled to hear the matter on July 16.

The directives stem from a December 2025 Delhi HC judgment in a suit filed by over 20 companies, including Amazon, McDonald'...