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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
R.I. CHAGLA, J
Karan Johar – Appellant
Versus
India Pride Advisory Private Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff seeks injunction (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. defendants failed to reply (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. plaintiff's reputation (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. plaintiff's claims (Para 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78) |
| 5. interim application granted (Para 79 , 80) |
ORDER :
1. By this Interim Application the Plaintiff is seeking an interim injunction restraining the Defendants from using the name of the Plaintiff “Karan Johar” together, or in parts and from using the attributes of the personality of the Plaintiff in the title of the cinematographic film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” / “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Johar” (“said film”), in the trailers annexed with the Plaint and in any other promotional materials including that which is posted on social media platforms, website of the Defendants, hoardings / advertisements in public places. The said film is Co- produced by Defendant No.1 and Defendant No. 2 and
The unauthorized use of a celebrity's name and personality attributes for commercial purposes constitutes an infringement of personality rights, warranting injunctive relief.
The enforceability of personality and publicity rights protects against unauthorized commercial exploitation of a public figure's name, affirming that such names can constitute intellectual property.
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