The Bombay High Court held that Shatrughan Sinha’s iconic “Khamosh” dialogue is exclusively connected to his personal identity alone. It further prohibited using his name, images, voice or any other personal attributes to create online content without consent.
Shatrughan Sinha moved the Bombay High Court for protection of rights, alleging online misuse and his “Khamosh” dialogue. Justice Sharmila Deshmukh reserved orders on relief, as Sinha invoked privacy under Article 21 and performers’ rights, warning clips damage reputation.
The Delhi High Court has protected actor Vivek Oberoi’s personality rights, barring entities from exploiting his name, voice, image, or signature. The court said, “He has a right to protect his personality apart from all attributes from unauthorized access by unscrupulous infringers.”
Actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi has approached the Delhi High Court against the unauthorised use of his name, image and voice in AI-generated and deepfake content. He said such content is vulgar, misleading and damaging to his reputation and business goodwill.
The Delhi High Court has restrained the release and circulation of an AI-generated film that used the name, image and voice of Akira Nandan, son of Pawan Kalyan, without consent. The Court held that such unauthorised AI and deepfake content violates personality, publicity and privacy rights and directed immediate takedown of infringing material.
The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining unauthorised commercial use of actor NTR Jr’s name, image and persona on online platforms. The Court ordered the takedown of infringing merchandise and digital content within 72 hours, recognising strong personality and publicity rights.
Raj Shamani has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights and removal of AI-generated content misusing his identity. He wants strict action against platforms using his name, image and voice without permission.
Today, On 15th October, Delhi High Court protects Hrithik Roshan’s personality rights, ordering removal of objectionable posts. The actor must identify each fan post or page misusing his image or AI-generated clips.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered a temporary suspension of live streaming of criminal case hearings starting September 15. The move comes amid concerns over privacy, misuse, and safeguarding trial integrity.
The Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ashraf Khan for posting objectionable content against PM Modi and the armed forces, saying misuse of social media under the cover of free speech has become a disturbing trend.
