The Delhi high court has granted permanent protection to the personality rights of veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, restraining entities from using his name, image, voice, or other aspects of his persona without his consent.
The court said that its November 2022 interim order protecting the veteran actor’s rights would stand merged in the decree. 1, 3, 5 and 8 in terms of paragraph no. 76(a) to (c) of the plaint and in terms of paragraph no. 7 of the instant application. 1, 3, 5 and 8 have themselves accepted the plaintiff‟s rights and suffered a decree,” the court said in the order.
“Accordingly, the application stands allowed. The suit stands decreed qua defendant nos. Let the decree sheet be drawn up by the Registry. The application, which embodies the terms of the compromise, shall form part of the decree sheet. None of the defendants has filed a written statement disputing the plaintiff‟s case, and defendant nos.
As part of the settlement, one individual informed the court that he had taken steps to remove the mobile application titled Amitabh Bachchan Video Call, while the other said that it had discontinued publication of its General Knowledge Quizbook, which featured the actor’s image.
