Bollywood Actor Salman Khan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.

The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.

The suit has been filed against various defendants, including John does (unknown entities).

The actor is aggrieved by use of his persona, including his image, voice and other traits, for commercial use without his consent or authorisation.

On December 08, actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, moved the Court seeking similar relief.

Justice Arora had directed the social media platforms and e commerce platforms to treat the his suit as a complaint under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

Recently, coordinate benches have passed orders protecting the personality rights of “The Art of Living” foundation founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Telugu actor Nagarjuna, Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and film producer Karan Johar.

Notably, Justice Arora recently protected the personality rights of journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, who had sought relief regarding the circulation of allegedly misleading and AI-generated videos against him on social media.

The judge also passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of podcaster Raj Shamani, observing that he is a known face in India, especially in the field of content creation.

Title: Salman Khan v. Ashok Kumar v. Ors