Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Deepfake Content Misusing YouTuber Bhuvan Bam's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order directing take down of deepfake content misusing the personality rights of YouTuber Bhuvan Bam. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order while hearing a suit filed by Bam against various entities, including john does, e-commerce platforms and social media intermediaries. Bam filed a fresh application alleging that despite an order passed on January 13 protecting his personality rights, his personality traits were still being exploited unauthorizedly...

Delhi High Court Restrains Priya Kapur From Dissipating Sunjay Kapur's Assets, Grants Interim Relief To Karisma Kapoor's Children

The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained Priya Kapur, wife of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, from dissipating the assets left behind by him, while granting interim relief to Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's children- Samaira Kapur and her brother in their suit seeking a share in their late father's personal assets.Justice Jyoti Singh observed that suspicious circumstances were raised by the plaintiffs and Rani Kapur, mother of Sunjay Kapur, in respect of the alleged...

Delhi High Court Refuses Habeas Corpus Plea In Transnational Custody Dispute, Directs Father To NCPCR Mediation Mechanism

The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a habeas corpus petition filed by a father seeking production of his minor son currently residing in the United States with his ex-wife.The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain directed the Petitioner to approach the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is specially constituted to deal with...

High Court Refuses To Interfere In Delhi Govt's Sports Equipment Tenders, Says Belated Challenge By Non-Bidders Not Maintainable

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with multiple tender processes initiated by the Directorate of Education for procurement of sports and outdoor gym equipment, holding that a belated challenge by non-participating bidders is not maintainable.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by GeM-registered sellers and MSME...

Co-Convicts Can Be Granted Parole/Furlough Together In Appropriate Cases, No Absolute Bar: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that there is no absolute prohibition on the simultaneous grant of parole or furlough to co-convicts, holding that such release can be permitted in appropriate cases subject to stricter scrutiny by the competent authority.A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was dealing with a batch of petitions challenging Note (2) to Rule 1212 and...

Shark Tank Judge And Entrepreneur Aman Gupta Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights

Shark Tank India judge 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...

Unexplained Receipt Of Money By Public Servant Not Bribery Without Link To Official Favour: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere receipt of money by a public servant, even if unexplained, cannot be treated as bribery in the absence of a clear evidentiary link between the payment and any unlawful official favour.Justice Sanjeev Narula made the observation while setting aside the removal of an officer of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), holding that the finding of...

Delhi High Court Chief Justice's VC Proceedings Disturbed As Obscene Pornographic Content Played On Virtual Hearing Platform

Proceedings before Delhi High Court Chief Justice's Court were disturbed today as obscene pornographic content was played by a user midway on virtual conferencing (VC).The incident occurred before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. As the Court was taking up its supplementary list, a random user logged in as “Shitjeet Sighn” on...

'Policy Decision': Delhi High Court Declines Plea For Compensation, Public Employment Benefits To Kin Of Those Killed In Terror Attacks

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking compensation and public employment benefits to the families and kin of victims killed in terror attacks in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the prayers made fall in the realm of policy decision and cannot be entertained in...

Not All Content On Public Figures Can Be Restrained Unless Derogatory: Delhi High Court Remarks In Arjun Kapoor's Personality Rights Suit

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights against AI misuse and pornographic content.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard Advocate Pravin Anand appearing for the actor who took the Court through defendants who are indulging in sale of merchandise using Kapoor's personality traits, including his photos, without his consent.He...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Visit Ailing Father

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one weeks' interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain allowed Rashid to either remain in the hospital or residence where his father is located, in presence of atleast two police officials in plain clothes. The Court noted that...

Delhi High Court's Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Recuses From Hearing Karti Chidambaram's Plea To Quash CBI Corruption FIR

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking the quashing of a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accusing him of giving relief to an alcoholic beverage company- Diageo Scotland over a ban on duty-free sale of its whisky.Justice Sharma said that the matter “has...