Delhi High Court to pass order on September 17 on Karan Johar’s plea to protect personality rights

The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Monday (September 15, 2025) stated it might cross an order on September 17 on filmmaker and producer Karan Johar’s plea in search of safety of his persona and publicity rights.

Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora stated she would cross an order on a number of points raised by Mr. Johar, together with unauthorised sale of merchandise together with his identify and picture, area identify, impersonation, use of pretend profile and issues with obscenity.

Mr. Johar additionally urged the courtroom to cross an order directing sure web sites and platforms to not illegally promote merchandise, together with mugs and t-shirts, bearing his identify and picture.

His go well with claimed that numerous entities have been utilizing his identify, picture, persona and likeness with out his consent for financial good points.

“I’ve a proper to make sure that nobody unauthorisedly makes use of my persona, face or voice,” senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, showing for Mr. Johar, stated.

Not too long ago, Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek Bachchan acquired their persona and publicity rights protected by orders of the courtroom.

The counsel for Meta Platforms (homeowners of Fb, Instagram and WhatsApp) submitted that most of the feedback flagged in Mr. Johar’s go well with weren’t defamatory. The counsel stated passing a blanket ban will open floodgates for litigation.

“These are extraordinary individuals having feedback and having discussions. Most of them are satire and jokes and never defamatory,” the counsel stated.