US EditionSunil Gavaskar Personality Rights: Delhi HC Directs Intermediaries to Act on Ex-Cricketer's Plea in Seven Days
Delhi High Court orders social media platforms to act on Sunil Gavaskar's plea within 7 days to prevent unauthorized use of his persona under 2021 IT rules.
- On Friday, the Delhi High Court directed social media intermediaries to treat Sunil Gavaskar's suit as a complaint under the Information and Technology Rules, 2021 and take necessary steps within seven days.
- Seeking to block unauthorised use, Gavaskar moved the court to prevent unauthorised use of name, images, persona and likeness on social media platforms and e‑commerce websites and to protect his personality rights .
- The court ordered the plaintiff to provide URLs for takedown within 24 hours and asked Gavaskar's counsel to first approach social media intermediaries, who must report any reservations.
- The trend of filings includes recent celebrity petitions for personality rights by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karan Johar, and others, with courts sometimes granting interim relief in such cases.
- The petitioner is Sunil Gavaskar, former cricketer and commentator, who seeks protection of his personality rights; other prominent figures including Salman Khan and NTR Rao Jr. have also approached the Delhi High Court.
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Delhi High Court Responds After Sunil Gavaskar Seeks Protection Of Personality Rights
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued directions to intermediaries to treat Sunil Gavaskar's lawsuit as a formal complaint and begin the takedown process for allegedly infringing content.
Delhi HC Directs Intermediaries to Act on Sunil Gavaskar's Complaint, Order Takedown Process to Begin
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court on Friday issued directions to intermediaries to treat Sunil Gavaskar's lawsuit as a formal complaint and begin the takedown process for allegedly infringing content. India News | Delhi HC Directs Intermediaries to Act on Sunil Gavaskar's Complaint, Order Takedown Process to Begin.
Sunil Gavaskar personality rights: Delhi HC directs intermediaries to act on ex-cricketer's plea in seven days
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has approached the Delhi High Court for the protection of his personality rights. After several Bollywood actors, Gavaskar is the first cricketer to approach the court regarding personality rights.
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