The Delhi High Court directs removal of obscene online content about actresses Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, and has passed an interim order for Tabu.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the takedown of obscene pornographic online content concerning actor Janhvi Kapoor, according to Bar & Bench. The report's headline says the court refused to ban fan pages. The text available does not set out the court's reasoning on the fan pages.
On Wednesday, Justice Jyoti Singh directed the takedown of obscene and pornographic content posted on social media against actress Khushi Kapoor, LiveLaw reported. She also ordered removal of content concerning unauthorized sale of merchandise using Kapoor's personality elements or commercial exploitation of her personality.
LiveLaw reported that the court said it will pass a john doe order in favour of Khushi Kapoor on her interim injunction application, filed in a suit seeking protection of her personality rights. IndiaLaw LLP, through partners Asav Rajan and Abha Shah, represented her. LiveLaw noted that a coordinate bench passed a similar takedown order the previous day for her sister, Janhvi Kapoor.
Bar & Bench reported on 10 August 2026 that the court had passed an interim order directing the takedown of obscene or pornographic online content against actress Tabu to protect her personality rights. Tabu had approached the High Court seeking that protection.
LiveLaw also noted that the court has been protecting the personality rights of several public figures, including Tabu, cricketers Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh, and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
