Indian men’s team coach Gautam Gambhir moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of personality rights, claiming Rs 2.5 crore damages for alleged misuse of his name, images, AI videos, deepfakes, and seeking removal of infringing online content.
Himani Puri, daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Puri, has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court seeking Rs 10 crore damages and removal of online posts linking her to Jeffrey Epstein, also requesting platforms remove similar defamatory content worldwide.
The Delhi High Court granted interim protection to yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s personality rights, restraining unauthorised use of his name, image, voice, and AI-generated deepfakes. Platforms including Google, Meta, and X must remove infringing URLs within 72 hours.
The Delhi High Court said a critical tweet against journalist Rohan Dua “could not be milder” and advised sensitive users to stay off X if they cannot handle criticism. The Court removed one X user from the defamation case after noting that the comment was already deleted.
Delhi High Court refused to order removal of alleged defamatory videos against J&K Deputy CM Surinder Kumar Choudhary without first hearing the news platforms. Court asked him to add uploaders as parties and directed social media firms to share their details within three days.
Abhijit Iyer Mitra has approached the Delhi High Court seeking dismissal of a defamation suit filed by nine Newslaundry journalists over alleged abusive social media posts. The case, which seeks ₹2 crore in damages and a written apology, has been listed for further hearing.
The Kerala High Court ordered YouTube and Instagram to remove offensive edits of a minor girl’s movie review that were distorted to mock her. The girl’s mother petitioned the court after attempts to report the videos failed. The ruling emphasizes the platforms’ legal obligation to protect children’s content from harm.
