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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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Devi Prasad Shetty v. Medicine Me
Delhi High Court decree of 5 October 2026 permanently enjoining AI deepfake videos that falsely showed a cardiac surgeon endorsing drugs
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
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Sonakshi Sinha v. Character.AI
Delhi High Court order of 20 March 2026 against chatbot platforms Character.AI and Janitor AI hosting AI personas of the actor
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
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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
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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
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Sadhguru v. Igor Isakov
Delhi High Court's 30 May 2025 "dynamic+" injunction against AI deepfakes of spiritual leader Sadhguru used in scams and false endorsements
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
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Akshay Tanna v. John Doe
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
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
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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
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Jackie Shroff v. The Peppy Store
Delhi High Court restrains an unlicensed AI chatbot and merchandise sellers over Jackie Shroff's persona, while declining to enjoin a YouTube meme video
Status checked Oct 14, 2026
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Anil Kapoor v. Simply Life India
Delhi High Court's 2023 omnibus order protecting an actor's persona against AI, deepfakes, face-morphing and voice misuse
Status checked Oct 14, 2026
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Amitabh Bachchan v. Rajat Nagi
Delhi High Court's 2022 omnibus John Doe injunction protecting Amitabh Bachchan's name, voice and image against fake KBC lottery scams and merchandise
Status checked Oct 14, 2026