The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea by the maker of the proposed film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy seeking a stay of Salman Khan’s suit, on the ground that substantially the same dispute is pending in an earlier suit.
Actor Rakesh Bedi has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, the suit initially listed before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani and then sent to the Intellectual Property Division bench. The suit, titled Rakesh Bedi v. John Doe, adds to a growing line of celebrity personality-rights cases in which courts have restrained the unauthorised commercial use of a public figure’s name, voice, image and likeness, including through AI and deepfakes.
Hearing actress Meenakshi Chaudhary’s suit to protect her personality rights, the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte interim order to take down obscene and sexually explicit content, but declined a blanket injunction, with Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani stressing that a plaintiff must show the unauthorised commercial monetisation of her personality traits. The Court, weighing similar suits by other public figures, is examining the larger question with the help of amici curiae.
The Delhi High Court criticized Saket Gokhale’s affidavit in his defamation case against Lakshmi Puri, directing him to withdraw it due to improper references. Gokhale, appealing a Rs 50 lakh compensation order for defamatory tweets, must submit a corrected affidavit by the next hearing on July 22, 2024.
The Delhi High Court ruled that the Jain Sabha Dharmarth Trust must keep the idol seat for Devi Padmavati vacant after renovations, emphasizing the importance of faith and long-standing worship traditions. The idol, moved during renovations, cannot be replaced with another, and its current location must continue to accommodate rituals until further hearings.