Bollywood actor Salman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking legal protection of his personality rights. His petition is scheduled for hearing on Thursday before Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.
In his plea, Khan has asked the court to restrain various social media networks and e-commerce platforms from using his name, photographs, likeness or any aspect of his persona without authorisation. He argues that such misuse violates his publicity and personality rights.
Personality rights, also known as publicity rights, allow individuals—particularly public figures—to control, safeguard and commercially benefit from the use of their name, image or likeness.
Khan is the latest in a growing list of celebrities who have sought similar protections. Recently, the Delhi High Court granted interim relief to several well-known figures, including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgn, filmmaker Karan Johar, singer Kumar Sanu, actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, ‘Art of Living’ founder Ravi Shankar, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary and podcaster Raj Shamani.
Telugu actor NTR Junior has also filed a petition before the court seeking protection of his personality rights, and an order on his plea is still pending.
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