Overview
AI personality-rights orders (overview)
How the Delhi and Bombay High Courts have used personality rights to restrain AI voice clones, deepfakes and chatbots
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
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Administrative Decision
Thaler / DABUS copyright order
Copyright Office order of 31 Aug 2026: AI-generated art can be original, but an AI system cannot be the author
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court RulingLandmark
ANI v. OpenAI
India's first copyright suit over training a large language model on news; interim injunction refused in July 2026, appeal pending
Status checked Oct 14, 2026
Report or White Paper
PSA White Paper on Indigenous Foundation Models
PSA white paper (March 2026) mapping India's indigenous foundation model effort and the laws, standards and benchmarks that govern it
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Report or White Paper
DPIIT AI Copyright Working Paper
A government committee's proposal for a mandatory blanket licence with statutory royalties for training AI on lawfully accessed copyrighted works
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or OrderLandmark
India AI Governance Guidelines (2025)
MeitY's framework of seven 'sutras', six pillars and new institutions that governs AI through existing laws rather than a standalone AI statute
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Asha Bhosle v. Mayk Inc
Bombay High Court order of 29 September 2025 protecting singer Asha Bhosle against AI voice cloning, fake merchandise and AI-generated videos
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Aishwarya & Abhishek Bachchan personality rights
Delhi High Court orders of 9 and 10 September 2025 protecting the Bachchans against AI chatbots, deepfakes and merchandise
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures
Bombay High Court order of 26 July 2024 restraining AI voice-cloning platforms from imitating singer Arijit Singh
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Administrative Decision
Suryast / RAGHAV registration
India's Copyright Office registered an artwork listing an AI painting app as co-author in 2020, then issued a withdrawal notice in 2021
Status checked Oct 15, 2026