The Delhi High Court said that public criticism of Raghav Chadha and his political decisions cannot be seen as violating his personality rights. It added that he can only take legal action if such remarks actually amount to defamation.
The Delhi High Court observed that public criticism of Raghav Chadha and his political choices cannot be treated as a breach of personality rights.
It added that in such situations, he can take legal action only if the remarks amount to defamation.
Justice Subramonium Prasad heard the matter.
Earlier, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has filed an application before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights from alleged misuse using artificial intelligence and digitally altered content.
In his plea, Chadha has requested directions to stop the creation and spread of AI-generated deepfakes, morphed videos, synthetic voice clones, fabricated speeches, and other deceptive digital material allegedly being circulated on social media platforms.
He argues that the unauthorised use of his image, voice, likeness, and identity through AI tools may mislead the public and cause harm to his reputation. The petition therefore seeks safeguards against misuse of his persona in the digital sphere.
Chadha previously served as an MLA from Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar constituency between 2020 and 2022.
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After being associated with the Aam Aadmi Party for several years, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in April 2026. The plea adds to a number of cases pending before the Delhi High Court involving personality and publicity rights of public figures in the age of artificial intelligence.
Actors such as Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan have earlier obtained relief against the unauthorised use of their voice, image, and likeness through AI-generated content.
The Delhi High Court has repeatedly noted in earlier matters that the identity, voice, and image of prominent personalities hold commercial and reputational value and warrant protection against unauthorised exploitation.