Entrepreneur Aman Gupta Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights

Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Indian electronics brand boAt Lifestyle, Aman Gupta, moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking protection of his personality rights.

Justice Jyoti Singh recused from hearing the matter and ordered that the suit be listed before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on May 07.

“Subject to the orders of the Hon'ble judge in charge, let the matter be listed before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, the Court said.

Senior Advocate Diya Kapur along with Advocate Nakul Gandhi appeared for Gupta.

As Kapur asked if Justice Singh is not hearing the matter today, the judge remarked “not today.”

It may be noted that the Court has been protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Allu Arjun, Malayalam actor Mohanlal, spiritual preacher Aniruddhacharya, singer Jubin Nautiyal, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, and actors Kajol Devgan, R Madhavan and NTR Junior. Similar suit has been filed by actor Salman Khan.

The coordinate benches have also 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, the Court also 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 Court 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: AMAN GUPTA v. JOHN DOE & ORS