Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction to Pawan Kalyan Against Misuse of Name, Image and AI Deepfakes

The Delhi High Court granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction to actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, restraining the misuse of his name, image, voice, and likeness for commercial gain without consent.

The Court held that unauthorised merchandise, impersonation pages, generative AI content, and deepfakes violate his personality and publicity rights.

It ordered e-commerce platforms to delist infringing products and disclose seller KYC details, directed intermediaries to disable access to offending links, and asked websites to take down links within a week. Google and Meta were directed to share subscriber and IP login details to identify anonymous violators.

The matter is listed before the Joint Registrar on February 9 for completion of pleadings