The Delhi High Court refused blanket interim protection to BJP MP Raghav Chadha in his personality rights suit over alleged AI-generated deepfakes and defamatory posts. The Court, however, ordered removal of five posts found prima facie defamatory while rejecting claims against other content.
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.
Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court in a civil suit over alleged misuse of personality and publicity rights through AI-generated deepfake videos, highlighting serious concerns over digital identity protection and growing legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence in India.
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.
Allu Arjun moved Delhi High Court seeking protection against misuse of personality rights. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela indicated interim relief likely, citing unauthorized commercial exploitation across platforms and technologies.
The Delhi High Court granted protection to Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka against abusive and morphed social media posts. The Court held that such content crosses free speech limits and may allow disclosure of user details behind it.
The Bombay High Court indicated takedown of online content violating Kartik Aaryan personality rights including unauthorized commercial use of name image. Justice Sharmila Deshmukh to pass order after counsel flagged scandalous material and misuse for merchandise and digital exploitation
The Delhi High Court granted interim protection to Aniruddhacharya’s personality rights over alleged deepfake and AI content. During the hearing, the judge remarked that a spiritual preacher should be above criticism and not attached to reputation.
The Delhi High Court will order Meta and Google to remove web links misusing Gautam Gambhir’s name and images for fake merchandise and deepfake videos. Gambhir has sought ₹2.5 crore damages over AI-generated videos, impersonation, and unauthorised commercial use of his identity.
The Delhi High Court protected Sonakshi Sinha’s personality rights, barring unauthorized use of her image, voice or likeness by platforms including AI chatbots, prohibiting merchandise sales, and directing removal of infringing links within 36 hours.
