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Delhi High Court Moves to Curb Misuse of Aishwarya Rai’s Likeness as Abhishek Bachchan Files Parallel Petition

The bench indicated ad‑interim takedowns of 151 URLs to enforce personality rights in the cases.

Overview

  • A bench led by Justice Tejas Karia said it will issue defendant‑wise injunctions and directed platforms to remove infringing links once specific URLs are provided.
  • Aishwarya Rai’s suit cites AI‑generated morphed and pornographic images, a fake ‘official’ website selling merchandise, and a fraudulent entity listing her as chairperson without consent.
  • The petition arrays websites and intermediaries including Google and YouTube, and seeks removal or blocking of identified links along with John Doe relief for future unidentified infringers.
  • Procedural dates set by the court include a listing before the joint registrar on November 7, 2025 and a substantive hearing on January 15, 2026.
  • Abhishek Bachchan filed a separate plea seeking protection of his name, image, voice and performances, with the court instructing his counsel to break out URL‑specific requests against platforms such as YouTube and e‑commerce sites.