Guideline, Advisory or Order
An unpublished advisory asking platforms to prioritise government complaints and to label manipulated or synthetic content on current events
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Cyber…
Oct 8, 2026
Issued
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Overview
How the Delhi and Bombay High Courts have used personality rights to restrain AI voice clones, deepfakes and chatbots
IN India (Union)
· High Courts of Delhi and Bombay (orders compiled)
Oct 5, 2026
Ongoing
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court decree of 5 October 2026 permanently enjoining AI deepfake videos that falsely showed a cardiac surgeon endorsing drugs
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Oct 5, 2026
Decided
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
The Supreme Court has declined to frame AI or deepfake rules by writ and, in September 2026, stayed a Gujarat High Court deepfake PIL at the Union's request
IN India (Union)
· Supreme Court of India
Sep 8, 2026
Pending
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
A 2026 Gujarat High Court PIL that pushed platforms to onboard the SAHYOG takedown portal, until the Supreme Court stayed it in September 2026
IN-GJ Gujarat
· High Court of Gujarat
Apr 10, 2026
Pending
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court order of 20 March 2026 against chatbot platforms Character.AI and Janitor AI hosting AI personas of the actor
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Mar 20, 2026
Interim order
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations Landmark
India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Feb 10, 2026
In force
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
MeitY's notice to X over Grok-generated obscene images, with a 72-hour action-taken report and a warning of lost safe harbour
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Jan 2, 2026
Ongoing
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Bombay High Court order of 29 September 2025 protecting singer Asha Bhosle against AI voice cloning, fake merchandise and AI-generated videos
IN-MH Maharashtra
· High Court of Judicature at Bombay
Sep 29, 2025
Interim order
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court orders of 9 and 10 September 2025 protecting the Bachchans against AI chatbots, deepfakes and merchandise
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Sep 9, 2025
Interim order
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Report or White Paper
Two 2025 committee reports urging watermarking, labelling, licensing of AI content creators and tighter safe harbour, with no formal government response found
IN India (Union)
· Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs; Parliamentary…
Aug 20, 2025
Published
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court's 30 May 2025 "dynamic+" injunction against AI deepfakes of spiritual leader Sadhguru used in scams and false endorsements
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
May 30, 2025
Interim order
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
ECI requires parties to label AI-generated campaign material, with labels covering 10% of the screen, creator disclosure, record-keeping and three-hour takedowns
IN India (Union)
· Election Commission of India (ECI)
Jan 16, 2025
Issued
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court restrains impersonators who used a deepfake video of a private-equity executive to run investment scams, and decrees the suit in December 2024
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Dec 5, 2024
Decided
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Public interest petitions that pushed MeitY to form a Committee on Deepfakes; the lead matter is still pending in the Delhi High Court
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Nov 21, 2024
Pending
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Bombay High Court order of 26 July 2024 restraining AI voice-cloning platforms from imitating singer Arijit Singh
IN-MH Maharashtra
· High Court of Judicature at Bombay
Jul 26, 2024
Interim order
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Delhi High Court restrains an unlicensed AI chatbot and merchandise sellers over Jackie Shroff's persona, while declining to enjoin a YouTube meme video
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
May 15, 2024
Decided
Status checked Oct 14, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
ECI's first deepfake-specific directions to political parties, requiring removal of deepfake audio and video within three hours during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
IN India (Union)
· Election Commission of India (ECI)
May 6, 2024
Issued
Status checked Oct 14, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
The advisory that first required government permission for 'under-tested' AI models, drew a start-up backlash and was rewritten two weeks later
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Mar 1, 2024
Superseded
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
MeitY's first deepfake advisories, issued after the Rashmika Mandanna video, warned platforms that failing to act would cost them safe harbour
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Nov 7, 2023
Superseded
Status checked Oct 15, 2026