Relief For Karan Johar As Bombay High Court Refuses To Permit Release Of 'Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar' Film

In a big win for film-maker and producer Karan Johar, the Bombay High Court on Friday refused to lift the stay on the release of a film "Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar" which was imposed in June last year.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla said that the makers of the film 'unauthorisedly' by using Johar's name and personality attributes in the title of their film, prima facie, violated his personality rights, publicity rights and also his right to privacy. "Further, the Plaintiff (Johar)...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of senior journalist Rajat Sharma and ordered take down of content generated against him through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. Justice Amit Bansal restrained 8 defendant individuals and entities from directly or indirectly misusing, misappropriating or exploiting the name, likeness, image, voice, photos, videos etc for any commercial or personal gain through AI or deepfake technology, without express written...

Delhi High Court Issues Ex-Parte Ad Interim Injunction To Protect Personality Rights Of Renowned Cardiac Surgeon Dr Devi Shetty

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction to protect the personality rights of a well-known cardiac surgeon and chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty. The High Court further restrained known and unknown individuals from infringing the trademarks of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. Justice Mini Pushkarna was considering the plea of Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (plaintiff no. 1) and Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd (plaintiff no. 2) for a permanent injunction...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order To Protect Personality Rights Of Indian Actor And Producer Vishnu Manchu

The Delhi High Court has recently passed a john doe order to protect the personality rights of Indian actor and film producer Vishnu Manchu who is known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema.Justice Mini Pushkarna was dealing with Vishnu's suit seeking protection of his name, voice, image, likeness and all other elements of his personality. The suit was filed against the unauthorized use of his personality elements, alleging that the same were used by third parties which was likely to create...

Delhi High Court Appoints Arbitrator To Adjudicate Disputes Between Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Developer Over Personality Rights Violation

The Delhi High Court has appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and a developer over alleged violation of his privacy rights while promoting a real estate project and failure to adhere to the timeline for delivery of possession of an apartment in the project in the national capital.Justice C Hari Shankar appointed Advocate Mukesh Gupta, former Vice Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) as the arbitrator. The court said that the arbitration...

Freedom Of Expression Doesn't Grant License To Exploit Celebrity's Persona: Bombay HC 'Protects' Arijit Singh's Personality Rights

Expressing shock over the fact that celebrities particularly performers are vulnerable to being 'targeted 'by unauthorised Artificial Intelligence (AI) content creators, the Bombay High Court last week restrained third parties from violating the 'personality' rights of Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh.Justice Riyaz Chagla has restrained several entities from using Arijit Singh's name, voice / vocal style and technique / vocal arrangements and interpretations, mannerism/manner of singing,...

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Seeks Appointment Of Arbitrator To Address Disputes With Developer Over Personality Rights Violation, Flat Possession

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has moved the Delhi High Court seeking appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute involving him and a developer over alleged violation of his privacy rights while promoting a real estate project and failure to adhere to the timeline for delivery of possession of an apartment in the project in the national capital.Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice on Singh's pleas seeking appointment of arbitrator filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation...

Prima Facie Unauthorised Use Of Karan Johar's Name: Bombay High Court Restrains Release Of Film "Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar"

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the release of the upcoming film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar”, and any promotional material finding a strong prima facie case that the makers have made unauthorised use of filmmaker Karan Johar's name and personality.The court also restrained the makers from using Johar's name or any other attributes or reference to the name “Karan Johar” in any manner, in the title of the film or in the promotion directly or indirectly including but not...

Karan Johar Moves Bombay High Court Over Alleged Unauthorized Use Of His Name In Film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar”

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against the makers of upcoming film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar”, which is set to release on Friday, seeking to prevent the use of his name in the film's title.Johar has also filed an interim application seeking urgent relief of restraining the film's release during the pendency of the suit. The matter is listed before Justice RI Chagla tomorrow for urgent reliefs, Advocate Parag Khandhar for Johar told Live...

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Invokes Arbitration Against Developer Over Personality Rights Violation, Possession Of Apartment

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has invoked arbitration against a developer over alleged violation of his privacy rights while promoting a real estate project and failure to adhere to the timeline for delivery of possession of an apartment in the project in the national capital.Singh has sent two notices invoking arbitration to the developer M/s Brilliant Etoile Private Limited. The cricketer has been advised by Rizwan Law Associates, a law firm headed by Advocate Rizwan. In the notice concerning his...

Delhi High Court Restrains Entities From Infringing Personality Rights Of Bollywood Actor Jackie Shroff

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained various entities from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff. Justice Sanjeev Narula passed an interim injunction order in favour of the actor in his suit seeking protection of his personality rights. The court restrained two entities from infringing personality or publicity rights of Shroff by utilizing or misappropriating his name and other sobriquets including “JACKIE”, “JAGGU DADA”, his voice and image for...