Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Obscene Content, Unauthorised Merchandise Using R Madhavan’s Name

The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of obscene online content falsely depicting actor R Madhavan and webpages selling merchandise using his name without authorisation.

The interim directions were passed in a suit filed by Madhavan seeking protection of his personality rights.

After examining the flagged URLs, the Court ordered immediate takedown of obscene material and unauthorised commercial use of the actor’s name and likeness. Social media intermediaries were also directed to disclose basic subscriber details of the alleged infringers within three weeks.

The Court, however, deferred passing directions on certain AI-generated fan content and stated that the issue would be considered separately.

[Ranganathan Madhavan v. G Fimlz Studioz & Ors.]