Shashi Tharoor approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights, alleging unauthorized use of his identity across digital platforms that could harm his reputation and mislead the public through misuse of his name and image.
Today, On 23rd December, The Delhi High Court has upheld Sunil Gavaskar’s personality rights, ordering the immediate removal of social media posts containing fake quotes and unauthorized merchandise. Users on platforms like Meta must delete infringing URLs within 72 hours, or the platform will be liable.
