Karan Johar Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection of Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court is hearing a plea by filmmaker Karan Johar seeking protection of his personality rights against unauthorized use of his name and image.

Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao, appearing for Johar, argued that several websites and social media pages were misusing his identity for merchandise sales and even fundraising, without consent.

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora indicated that the court may issue take-down directions against specific infringing platforms but declined the idea of granting a blanket injunction.

[Karan Johar v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe & Ors].