Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Illegal Sale Of Merchandise, Social Media Posts On Former Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an ad interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered take down of various listings pertaining to illegal and unauthorised sale of merchandise using Gavaskar's personality attributes. The judge also ordered removal of various social media posts available on Meta platforms and X (formerly Twitter) wherein uploaders had attributed incorrect quotes to Gavaskar. It...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor R Madhavan; Restrains Sale Of Commercial Merchandise, Obscene Material

The Delhi High Court on Monday (December 22) passed an interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of actor R Madhavan, including restrain on the sale of commercial merchandise using his image and likeness as well as takedown of obscene material. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ad interim injunction order protecting the actor's personality rights, and restrained misuse of the his personality traits including his name, image etc.Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar...

Deputy CM Of Andhra Pradesh Moves Delhi High Court To Protect Personality Rights, Social Media Platforms Asked To Act

Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan, moved the Delhi High Court on Friday seeking protection of his personality rights.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the politician has written to the social media platforms regarding the impugned content, as per the order passed in actor Ajay Devgn case. For context, the Court had clarified that individuals seeking urgent takedown of objectionable online content must first approach the social media platforms first before...

Delhi High Court Asks Social Media Platforms To Act On Former Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar's Plea To Protect His Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 12) asked social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar seeking protection of his personality rights as a complaint and decide the same. During the hearing the counsel for Gavaskar submitted before Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, "I have prepared a chart with respect to infringing activities of the primary defendants...Qua defendant 4, selling photos…"The court at this stage orally said, "You...

Delhi High Court Asks Social Media Platforms To Act On Salman Khan's Plea To Protect Personality Rights, Bars Unauthorized Merchandise Sale

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (December 11) directed various social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by actor Salman Khan seeking protection of his personality rights as a complaint under the Information Technology Rules and take steps within three days. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order in the actor's suit filed against various defendants, including John does (unknown entities). The court also said that it shall pass an interim order with respect to...

Bollywood Actor Salman Khan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The suit has been filed against various defendants, including John does (unknown entities). The actor is aggrieved by use of his persona, including his image, voice and other traits, for commercial use without his consent or authorisation. On December 08, actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior,...

Actor NTR Junior Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights

Actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking protection of his personality rights. The matter was heard today by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The Court directed the social media platforms and e commerce platforms to treat the actor's suit as a complaint under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The judge ordered the platforms to take necessary steps on the complaint...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor Ajay Devgn, Orders Take Down Of Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court on Thursday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of bollywood actor Ajay Devgn.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora restrained the defendants from using the personality traits of the actor, including his images and other personal elements, without his consent.The defendants are also refrained from misusing the actor's personality traits through use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, as well as obscene content.Advocate Pravin Anand appeared...

Shilpa Shetty Moves Bombay High Court For Protection Of Her Personality Rights

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection of her personality rights from being illegally commercialised by several known and unknown platforms which are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) version of her voice, deepfake images etc and earning profits.Shetty has highlighted that she is one of the most celebrated and internationally recognised personalities in the Indian entertainment industry for over three decades and is a global icon, considered as one of...

Madras High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Musician Ilaiyaraaja

The Madras High Court, on friday, passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of renowned musician Ilaiyaraaja against unauthorised usage of his name, images, and other works by third parties. Justice N Senthilkumar found a prima facie case in favour of the musician and granted interim relief in a suit moved by Ilaiyaraaja seeking to protect his personality rights. The court has also directed the respondents to file their counter. "Since the plaintiff has made out a prima...

'Known Face In Content Creation Field': Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Raj Shamani

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of podcaster Raj Shamani, observing that he is a known face in India, especially in the field of content creation. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that Shamani has gained goodwill and reputation over a course of a successful career and that prima facie, he enjoys publicity rights with respect to its personality, which is his valuable right.“Therefore, prima facie, the Plaintiff No. 1's personality...

Delhi High Court Says It Will Pass Orders Protecting Raj Shamani's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it will pass an interim order restraining the unauthorized use of podcaster Raj Shamani's name, image, voice, and likeness, granting him ad-interim relief against platforms including Google, Meta, and Telegram.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora meanwhile issued summons to Google, Meta, and Telegram in a suit seeking protection of Shamani's personality rightsDuring the hearing, Senior Advocate Diya Kapur representing Shamani,...