Pawan Kalyan Files Petition in Delhi High Court Against Misuse of His Name and Photos

Pawan Kalyan Adopts the Legal Route to Safeguard His Personality Rights

The last few years have seen a rise in online trolling and the misuse of celebrity content. Many stars have to take legal action because they have been unable to stop others from using their images without their consent, or benefiting from their popularity for commercial purposes. Court cases have been filed by Bollywood legends like Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Karan Johar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on similar issues. Some popular Tollywood actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, and Jr NTR have had their legal rights recognized and have been victorious, too.

A charismatic Pawan Kalyan, who is not only one of Tollywood's leading stars, but also the present Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, is now the latest addition to the list.

Pawan Kalyan’s Reasons for Going to Court

Pawan Kalyan has an enormous fan base, and many companies have tried to profit from his popularity. The petition states that a number of social media users and commercial platforms have:

Used his name,

Uploaded his pictures,

Distributed his videos, and

Gained access to his personal information—

all without his permission.

Pawan had been ignoring such acts in the past, but reportedly one thing led to another, and he decided to take action. His lawyers approached the Delhi High Court, arguing that such acts would pierce through his reputation, invade his privacy, and violate his personality rights.

Judgment of the Court

Taking into consideration the seriousness of the allegations, the Delhi High Court issued the following orders:

All social media networks are required to delete the specified links within 7 days.

The legal team of Pawan Kalyan has a time frame of 48 hours for presenting all the particular URLs and online posts that infringe his rights.

The court has determined the next date of hearing as December 22.

The purpose of the order is to prevent further misuse of Pawan Kalyan's identity for profit or malicious intentions by individuals or organizations.

Significance of This Event

With Pawan Kalyan's political voyage, online trolling regarding his personal life and marriages reached its peak. Furthermore, companies have reported to be using his loyal fan base for marketing without even asking for permission. The overall judicial trend in favor of protecting the celebrity personality rights in India is likely to be reinforced further by this case.

The matter has already sparked widespread debates in both the Telugu film industry and legal realms.