The Delhi High Court has directed veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan to appear personally before it if he wishes to pursue his suit seeking protection of his personality rights and fails to reach a settlement with various entities.
Granting time until November 16, the court clarified that if the settlement remained incomplete or failed to materialise, the actor must appear personally at the next hearing if he wished to pursue any of the claims or issues raised in the suit. List on 16.11.2026. In the event of non-settlement or incomplete settlement, if the plaintiff wishes to pursue the suit on any of the claims or issues, the plaintiff shall remain personally present on the next date of hearing, enabling the Court to exercise its powers under Order X Rule 2 read with Order V Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and Section 168 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023,” the court said in the order.
“Time stands granted. In November that year, Justice Navin Chawla passed an interim order restraining persons at large from infringing Bachchan’s personality and publicity rights. Justice Chawla noted that the defendants were using the veteran actor’s celebrity status to promote their own businesses without his permission.
