The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed social media intermediaries to treat actor Salman Khan’s lawsuit, which objects to unauthorised content misappropriating his personality on their platforms, as a formal complaint. They are required to take necessary action to remove such content within three days.

In a notable development regarding the adjudication of personality rights cases, the Delhi High Court issued an order on November 27 in the lawsuit of actor Ajay Devgn, who sought protection of his personality rights. The court had ruled that parties must first approach social media intermediaries for the removal of infringing content and exhaust the available remedies under the statutory mechanism, before approaching courts.

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, in the November 27 or

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