Delhi High Court To Pass Orders In Personality Rights Suit Of Actor Varun Dhawan

Justice Jyoti Singh today indicated that the court would direct the removal of offending links tied to defendants allegedly involved in the unlicensed sale of merchandise, the creation of deepfake content, and the circulation of pornographic material misusing the actor's likeness.

Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, representing Dhawan, walked the bench through the objectionable material in question.

This collection included AI-generated content, counterfeit merchandise listings, deepfakes, and explicit material bearing the actor's image without his knowledge or authorization.

The bench directed Sethi to submit a document cataloguing the specific URLs by the close of the day, while affirming that an interim order would follow.

Dhawan's petition targets both unnamed individuals and several identified defendants, seeking to bar them from exploiting his personal attributes.

This included photographs and other identifying traits without his consent.

The suit also challenges those leveraging his public persona for commercial gain, particularly through the unauthorized sale of merchandise bearing his name or image.