Kajol secures interim protection from the Delhi High Court over a personality rights case

The Delhi High Court ordered an ad interim injunction to protect the personality and publicity rights of actress Kajol Devgn on Friday, February 20, 2026. With that, the court has restrained various entities and platforms from any unauthorized use of her image, name, and likeness for commercial gains. It also directed the removal of all the obscene and por*ographic content published against her.According to the reports, the single-judge bench, headed by Justice Jyoti Singh, issued a notice after the actress filed a suit. She granted interim protection, restraining the defendants from using Kajol’s photographs and other personality attributes while selling commercial merchandise without her authorization.The judge further directed the authorities for immediate removal of adult and objectionable content, which is being circulated on various platforms in her name.The Delhi High Court observed that prima facie, the plaintiff had made out a case for protection of her personality and publicity rights against unauthorized commercial exploitation and misuse.A detailed directive would be passed restraining the misuse of the actress' personality traits, like her name, image, voice, and other identifiable attributes, using artificial intelligence and deepfake tech.The temporary relief was granted after the actress sought protection against the misuse of her personality rights. The court stated that no entity can commercially exploit the actress’ identity without her consent and that social media platforms and other online intermediaries are required to act promptly upon being notified of infringing content.The Kajol case adds to a growing list of high-profile personalities invoking their personality and publicity rights before the Delhi High Court.In recent months, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Jr NTR), spiritual leader and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, actors Nagarjuna, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Abhishek Bachchan, filmmaker Karan Johar, and podcaster Raj Shamani have secured court protection against the unauthorized use of their identity, likeness, or AI-generated imitations.On the work front, Kajol last appeared in in 2025 thriller film 'Sarzameen'. She is also awaiting the release of another one of her projects titled 'Maharagni—Queen of Queens.'