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78 entries
Court Ruling

Dr Devi Prasad Shetty & Anr. v. Medicine Me & Ors.

Delhi High Court decree of 5 October 2026 permanently enjoining AI deepfake videos that falsely showed a cardiac surgeon endorsing drugs

IN-DLDelhi ·High Court of Delhi
Oct 5, 2026 Decided

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Administrative Decision

Dr. Stephen L. Thaler (DABUS): Indian Patent Application No. 202017019068

Indian Patent Office refused (15 Apr 2026) a patent naming the AI system DABUS as inventor; appeal pending in the Delhi High Court

INIndia (Union) ·Indian Patent Office (Controller General of Patents, Designs and…
Apr 15, 2026 On appeal

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), constituted by MeitY on 13 April 2026

A ministerial and secretary-level group that merges the proposed AI Governance Group with the Economic Survey's AI Economic Council, without the sectoral regulators

INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Apr 13, 2026 In effect

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Sonakshi Sinha v. Character Technologies Inc. & Ors.

Delhi High Court order of 20 March 2026 against chatbot platforms Character.AI and Janitor AI hosting AI personas of the actor

IN-DLDelhi ·High Court of Delhi
Mar 20, 2026 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

White Paper: Advancing Indigenous Foundation Models

PSA white paper (March 2026) mapping India's indigenous foundation model effort and the laws, standards and benchmarks that govern it

INIndia (Union) ·Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Mar 2026 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026