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Delhi High Court Directs Amitabh Bachchan To Appear In Person In Personality Rights Case
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News18•10-10-2026, 12:18
Delhi High Court Directs Amitabh Bachchan To Appear In Person In Personality Rights Case
- •The Delhi High Court has directed Amitabh Bachchan to personally appear in court if he wishes to pursue his personality rights suit further.
- •Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has given Amitabh Bachchan and other parties until November 16 to finalise their settlement.
- •In 2022, the court had protected Amitabh Bachchan's personality rights through an ex parte injunction after he filed a suit regarding unauthorised use of his name, image, and voice.
- •The original lawsuit was filed because mobile application developers and other entities were illegally using his celebrity status and likeness to sell products and conduct unauthorised lotteries.
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The Delhi High Court stated that if Amitabh Bachchan wishes to pursue his personality rights suit further and if the settlement with defendants is incomplete or not finalised, he must be personally present on the next hearing date.
The Delhi High Court protected Amitabh Bachchan's personality rights through an ex parte injunction back in 2022 after he filed a suit seeking protection for his name, image, voice, and personality attributes.
Amitabh Bachchan filed the lawsuit because mobile application developers were illegally using his name to conduct lotteries, while others were selling T-shirts featuring his image without his permission or authorization.
