India News | Delhi HC Says It Will Pass Order in Businessman Aman Gupta's Personality Rights Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Senior Advocate Diya Kapur, appearing for Gupta, told the Court that his name, image and trademark were being used without permission across fake endorsements, merchandise sales, event booking platforms, AI chatbots and objectionable online content.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday indicated that it would pass an interim order protecting the personality rights of Businessman Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAt Lifestyle and judge on Shark Tank India.
Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed, "We will pass an order," after hearing submissions in the matter.
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Senior Advocate Diya Kapur, appearing for Gupta, told the Court that his name, image and trademark were being used without permission across fake endorsements, merchandise sales, event booking platforms, AI chatbots and objectionable online content.
Counsel appearing for Google submitted that while certain infringing content could be removed, taking down memes and harmless content may not always be feasible. The Court, however, clarified that not every post would require removal while signalling interim relief in Gupta's favour.
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The Delhi High Court has, in a series of judgments, recognised personality rights as part of the right to privacy and dignity protected under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The Court has repeatedly held that a person's name, voice, image, likeness and mannerisms cannot be commercially exploited without consent, particularly in cases involving AI-generated deepfakes, fake endorsements, misleading websites and unauthorised merchandise.
Over the years, the High Court has granted protection to several public personalities, including Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Raj Shamani, Amitabh Bachchan, Allu Arjun, Mohanlal, Jubin Nautiyal, Pawan Kalyan, Sunil Gavaskar, Kajol, R. Madhavan, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Karan Johar. (ANI)
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