44. Issue notice to defendant no. 2, by all modes. 45. Let reply be filed, within a period of four weeks, from today. 46. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within a period of two weeks, thereafter. 47. Learned counsel appearing for defendant no. 3, i.e., Meta submits that the URLs as available on the Instagram and listed in Schedule 1 of the plaint, have been made inaccessible this morning. 48. The aforesaid statement is taken note of. 49. Having heard learned Senior Counsel for the plaintiff, this Court notes that the plaintiff is a respected and recognised public figure and accordingly, enjoys personality rights / publicity rights over all facets of his personality. Thus, the plaintiff has exclusive control over the utilization of his personality. No one can utilize and/or misappropriate and/or imitate any facet of the plaintiff‟s personality, and/or exploit the same deceptively, or in any manner whatsoever, without the express consent/authorization of the plaintiff. 50. Further, it is no more res intergra that personality rights/publicity rights are protectable under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950. The plaintiff‟s reputation, goodwill, name, physical appearance/image/likeness, voice, mannerisms, styles, signature oratorical style, and other attributes are uniquely identifiable and associated with the plaintiff. The same form the plaintiff‟s “Personality”, over which the plaintiff enjoys sole and exclusive control. 51. Thus, misappropriation of any attribute of the plaintiff‟s personality without his express permission for any purpose and the harm caused to the reputation and goodwill of the plaintiff, is liable to be restrained. Page 9 of 12 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2026 at 00:55:28