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Filmmaker Karan Johar moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar on Monday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The plea came up for hearing before Justice Manmeet PS Arora, who sought certain clarifications from the counsel for Johar and listed the matter for 4 pm for further proceedings. Besides protection of his personality and publicity rights, Johar has also urged the court to pass an order directing certain websites and platforms not to illegally sell merchandise, including mugs and t-shirts, bearing his name and image. "I have a right to ensure that no one unauthorisedly uses my persona, face or voice," senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, appearing for Johar, said. The right to publicity, popularly known as personality rights, is the right to protect, control and profit from one's image, name or likeness.

Time to address issue of maternal autonomy, foetal rights: Delhi HC

It is time that lawmakers address the question of delineating the balance between maternal autonomy and foetal rights at the stage of viability, the Delhi High Court has observed. 'Foetal viability' refers to the stage where a foetus can survive outside the womb. The court observed that with the increasing number of cases seeking termination of pregnancy beyond the statutory limit, the question of foetal viability has assumed considerable importance in abortion jurisprudence and the ultimate responsibility to settle the matter rests with the law-making authority. Constitutional courts have, in the absence of legislative clarity, sought to balance competing interests through case-specific adjudication. However, the absence of a clear statutory framework leaves the matter unsettled, the high court said. The high court made the observations while allowing a 15-year-old minor girl to undergo medical termination of pregnancy of 27 weeks, which was a result of sexual assault committed up

Bomb threat at Delhi, Bombay high courts leads to suspension of hearings

Both courts suspended hearings briefly; police confirm no explosives found

Bomb threats in Delhi, Bombay HCs trigger evacuations, disrupt proceedings

Following similar alerts, both courts were evacuated, hearings suspended, and bomb disposal squads deployed as authorities carried out thorough searches

Delhi HC removes record of sister's lawyer in Sunjay Kapur estate case

Delhi HC rectifies its order in Sunjay Kapur estate case, removing record of Mandhira Kapur's lawyer after Priya Kapur's plea; the court also asked Priya to list all assets

Delhi High Court evacuated after bomb threat e-mail, judges leave dais

The Delhi High Court on Friday received a bomb threat via e-mail that led to panic in the premises, prompting the judges to rise from the dais. Courtrooms were vacated. According to sources, the e-mail was received by the registrar general at 8.39 am and some of the judges were informed about it. While some of the judges starting rising around 11.35 am, others kept holding their respective courts till 12 noon. Sources said security has been beefed up and everyone present in the court premises have been asked to vacate.

HC protects Abhishek Bachchan's Personality Rights, bans use of name, image

The Court prohibited the respondents from misusing his name, image, voice, acronym, likeness, or any attributes uniquely identifiable with him

Delhi HC bars unauthorised use of Aishwarya Rai's photos, name, likeness

The Delhi High Court ordered Google and e-commerce sites to remove and block URLs misusing Aishwarya Rai's images within 72 hours and submit subscriber details to the court

Delhi HC flags rise in student suicides, refuses to intervene in UGC row

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal observed that student suicides are becoming alarmingly frequent and called for immediate action

Abhishek Bachchan moves Delhi HC seeking personality rights protection

In his suit, Abhishek Bachchan has raised issues similar to those raised by Aishwarya, highlighting unauthorised misuse, including AI-generated and deepfakes of his image and persona

Disclose details of Sunjay Kapur's all assets: HC to his widow Priya

Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur was the Chairman emeritus of Sona Comstar. He passed away in June this year after suffering a heart attack while playing a polo match in London

Umar Khalid moves SC against Delhi HC order rejecting his bail plea

The Delhi High Court, while denying the bail, stated that while the Constitution grants citizens the right to protest, "the right is not absolute" and is "subject to reasonable restrictions"

Explained: What are personality rights and how they protect public figures

Several public figures have approached courts to stop unauthorised use of their images, videos, and identity online, highlighting growing concerns over the misuse of personas

Karisma's children move Delhi High Court over Sunjay Kapur's will

Samaira and Kiaan Raj Kapoor have approached Delhi HC contesting a will that allegedly leaves Sunjay Kapur's estate to their stepmother Priya Kapur, seeking a share in his assets

Karisma Kapoor's kids move HC; seek share in father Sunjay Kapur's assets

The siblings have accused Priya Kapur (third wife of Sunjay Kapur) of forging his will and trying to gain complete control over his assets

Wife cannot be denied maintenance for applying after divorce plea: Delhi HC

The court held that the timing of the maintenance application - filed after the husband sought divorce - could not be a ground to deny relief, as argued by the husband's counsel

Aishwarya Rai moves Delhi HC, seeks protection of personality rights

A firm named 'Aishwarya Nation Wealth' used Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's picture on its letterhead and named her its chairperson

Delhi riots 2020 case: Sharjeel Imam moves SC against HC order denying bail

Activist Sharjeel Imam on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order denying him bail in an anti-terror law case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in the national capital. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had dismissed the bail pleas of Imam, Umar Khalid, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi and Gulfisha Fatima. The court reserved its order on July 9 on the pleas filed in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The prosecution had opposed the pleas saying it was not a case of spontaneous riots but a case where riots were "planned well in advance" with a "sinister motive" and "well-thought-out conspiracy". Khalid, Imam and others were booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of IPC for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence erupted during the protests against the ...

Delhi HC to hear plea against NHAI using CLAT-PG scores for lawyer jobs

The Delhi High Court will hear on September 8 a petition challenging a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) notification making scores of CLAT-PG a basis for the recruitment of lawyers. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, which recently heard the matter briefly, granted time to the NHAI's counsel to get instructions on the issue. The court has listed the petition for further hearing on Monday. According to the petition filed by Shannu Bahgel, a practising lawyer, any score of a candidate in the Common Law Admission Test 2022 (Post Graduate) (CLAT-PG) cannot be made the basis for public employment as it is conducted only for assessing the merit of the respective candidates holding an LL.B degree to pursue a master's degree in law. It was argued on behalf of the petitioner that the purpose of selection pursuant to the August 11 notification is not to pursue a master's degree in law but to provide services of a legal ...

Centre moves SC to transfer High Court pleas against Online Gaming Act

The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to hear all pleas against Online Gaming Act pending in Delhi, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh HCs, citing risk of conflicting judgments