The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan and directed social media platforms to remove unauthorised content related to him. The matter has been scheduled to come up before the Joint Registrar on August 13, while the interim injunction plea will be taken up for hearing before the Court on October 16.
Google, Meta, X To Remove Defamatory Content
Justice Jyoti Singh, who heard the matter, also restrained the platforms from any defamatory or obscene content involving the actor. The court directed major tech giants, including Google, Meta and X Corp, to take down links to such content within 72 hours.
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The order comes as part of the High Court’s efforts to safeguard Ravi Kishan’s personality rights and prevent the unauthorised use of his identity and image online.
Besides ordering the removal of existing content, the court also restrained the publication or circulation of any defamatory or obscene material concerning the actor.
Ravi Kishan’s plaintiff stated that a number of social media accounts and websites had posted objectionable reels, false statements, AI-generated videos, and sexually explicit material that used his name, image, and likeness without his consent. He further claimed that certain websites were incorporating his name as a keyword and embedding it within URLs to host pornographic content, while one of the defendants had allegedly used a distorted version of his name for a radio show.
Taking the suit on record, the Court issued summons to the defendants and notice on the interim injunction application. It directed that written statements be filed within 30 days of service of summons.