Can't Portray Women In Fashion Which Affects Their Privacy: Bombay High Court Orders Removal Of Shilpa Shetty's Unauthorised Photos, Videos

Observing that no person, especially a woman can be portrayed in a fashion which affects their right to privacy and right to live with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to pull down all the photos and videos of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty from various websites and social media platforms, most of which are created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and are being...

Delhi High Court Mandates E-KYC For Domain Registrations To Curb Online Frauds

To curb online scams run through fake websites impersonating popular brands, the Delhi High Court has ordered mandatory e-KYC for domain name registrations and restricted automatic privacy masking of registrant details. It has also directed banks to strengthen payment verification safeguards to protect unsuspecting consumers from being duped.The directions were issued in a batch of commercial suits where several trademark owners complained that unknown persons were registering deceptive domain...

PPL Sues Kapil Sharma, Producers Over Alleged Unauthorised Music Use In Netflix's The Great Indian Kapil Show

Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), a copyright society representing sound recording owners, has moved the Bombay High Court alleging unauthorised use of its music in Netflix's comedy show The Great Indian Kapil Show. It has sought urgent interim relief to stop further use of its copyrighted sound recordings. The matter was listed on Wednesday before a single-judge Bench of Justice...

Calcutta High Court Temporarily Bars Use of 'Liv.72' Mark Over Similarity With Himalaya's Liv.52

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday temporarily restrained Shimla Drugs Health Care Pvt. Ltd. and its associate from using the mark “Liv.72” for a health product, holding that it is deceptively similar to Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd.'s well-known liver health product “Liv.52.” A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur observed that the long-standing trademark and packaging...

Delhi High Court Upholds Injunction Against Use Of 'Medilice Lice Killer' For Anti-Lice Hair Oil

The Delhi High Court has recently upheld an injunction restraining Rapple Healthcare from using the mark “Medilice Lice Killer” for its anti-lice hair oil, holding that it infringed and amounted to passing off of the registered trademark “MEDILICE” owned by Wings Pharmaceuticals Private Limited. The court, however, reduced the damages awarded to Wings Pharmaceuticals from Rs 10 lakh...

Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Order Restraining 'HP+' Mark Over Similarity With 'HP' Screw Brand

The Delhi High Court's division bench has upheld an interim order stopping Ganraj Enterprises, a Maharashtra-based maker of screws, from using the marks “HP+” and “HP®+” on its products. The court held that using these marks for self-drilling screws and related goods infringes the registered “HP” trademark owned by Landmark Crafts Pvt. Ltd A Division Bench of Justice C Hari...

Violations That Need No Passport: Borderless Nature Of Personality Rights Harm

In an era where digital communication has dissolved geographical borders, personal identity has become a free-floating asset capable of travelling globally without permission. A person's face, name, voice, movements, and behavioural traits now circulate with alarming ease, often appearing in contexts entirely divorced from reality. The disturbing truth of the twenty-first century is that personality rights violations do not require a passport or a confirmed travel ticket. They move instantly,...

Bombay High Court Declines To Temporarily Injunct Use Of 'Saat Samundar Paar' In Upcoming Dharma Film

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to grant ad‑interim relief to Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd. in a copyright infringement suit concerning the use of the song “Saat Samundar Paar” in the upcoming Hindi film 'Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri'. The court has refused to injunct the use of the song in the upcoming Dharma Products movie slated for a Christmas Release.A single judge Bench...

Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Illegal Sale Of Merchandise, Social Media Posts On Former Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an ad interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered take down of various listings pertaining to illegal and unauthorised sale of merchandise using Gavaskar's personality attributes. The judge also ordered removal of various social media posts available on...

Madras High Court Grants Inventor Opportunity To Demonstrate His Solar Power Device Before Patent Office

The Madras High Court has directed the Patent Office to grant an inventor one opportunity to demonstrate the working of his invention, holding that a potentially viable invention should not be rejected without adequate consideration.Justice N Anand Venkatesh passed the order on December 18, 2025, while disposing of a writ petition filed by Kannan Gopalakrishnan challenging the rejection of...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Haryana Manufacturer From Using 'DINDAYAL' Mark For Ayurvedic Products

The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to Dindayal Industries Limited, a Madhya Pradesh-based manufacturer and seller of ayurvedic and herbal medicines, in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit concerning ayurvedic products. The court restrained Dindayal Ayurved Bhawan, a Haryana-based ayurvedic products manufacturer, from using the mark “DINDAYAL” or any formative...

Delhi High Court Injuncts Cawels Electric From Using 'CAWELS', Citing Similarity With Havells Trademark

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Cawels Electric Private Limited, a Delhi-based electrical products manufacturer, from using the brand names “CAWELS” and “CAWELS ELECTRIC,” holding that they are deceptively similar to “HAVELLS,” the well-known trademark of Havells India Limited. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the interim order on December 1,...