Platforms Directed to Take Down AI Deepfakes and Fake Merchandise Using Pawan Kalyan’s Name; Infringing Content Blocked: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on December 22, 2025 passed a significant interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Mr. Konidala Pawan Kalyan, actor and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The Court restrained multiple online platforms, sellers, websites, and artificial intelligence based tools from unauthorised commercial use of his name, image, voice, and likeness, holding that such misuse required immediate judicial intervention. Background of the lawsuit The civil…