New Delhi: Indian cricket team head coach and former MP Gautam Gambhir has withdrawn his petition from the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, representing Gambhir, sought permission to withdraw the petition before a bench headed by Justice Jyoti Singh, which the court granted.
Earlier, on March 20, the High Court directed Gambhir to amend his petition. During the hearing, advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, representing Gautam Gambhir, stated that misleading content about Gambhir was being circulated without permission. Sometimes it was claimed that Gambhir had resigned, and sometimes a video was uploaded claiming that he had attacked a player.
Gambhir’s petition alleged that his identity was being misused without permission through AI and deepfake technology. In his petition, Gautam Gambhir alleged a violation of his personality rights and sought compensation of ₹2.5 crore (25 million rupees). In the petition, Gautam Gambhir cited several social media accounts, social media platforms, and e-commerce websites, alleging that content related to his name, voice, or personality was being misused without permission.
The petition stated that numerous videos contained fake announcements of his resignation and fabricated comments about senior cricketers. His identity was being commercially exploited. The petition was filed against 16 respondents.
It should be noted that the High Court has previously ordered the protection of the personality rights of several celebrities, including Baba Ramdev, film actress Kajol, film actor Vivek Oberoi, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, film actor Salman Khan, actor Ajay Devgan, actress and MP Jaya Bachchan, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Telugu actor Nagarjuna, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and film producer Karan Johar. The court had ordered not to use anything related to his personality without permission.
