Delhi High Court Protects Ravi Kishan's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan, restraining the unauthorised use of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes for commercial or personal gain. 

The order was passed by Justice Jyoti Singh on July 2 in a commercial suit filed by Ravi Kishan against those misusing his identity across digital



platforms. 

The court observed that Kishan had established a prima facie case, that the balance of convenience lay in his favour, and that he was likely to suffer irreparable harm if interim protection was not granted.

Relying on earlier decisions, the court reiterated that unauthorised use of a celebrity's attributes causes both commercial detriment and harm to the right to privacy and dignity.