Gujarat High Court Flags AI Deepfakes Targeting Constitutional Authorities, Seeks Government Response

The Gujarat High Court recently issued notices to the Central and State governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) raising alarms over the misuse of AI-generated deepfakes targeting constitutional authorities.

A Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray directed the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) to detail existing enforcement frameworks.

The petitioner highlighted that despite 2025-2026 amendments to the IT Act, procedural gaps persist in real-time police support and coordination with platforms like Meta and Google.

The Court will consider issuing notices to intermediaries after reviewing the government responses on March 20.

[Vikas Vijay Nair v. State of Gujarat]