Shruti Haasan v. Mahalaxmi Arts and Craft Works & Ors., Commercial IP Suit (L) 26069/2026 & IA(L) 26123/2026, Bombay High Court, Order dated September 3, 2026
Actor Shruti Haasan sued at the Bombay High Court over AI deepfakes and AI chatbots impersonating her.
By order dated 3 September 2026, the court granted interim relief directing takedown of the deepfakes and chatbots.
The AIACT.IN India AI Regulation Tracker
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
September 2026
Issuing Authority
Bombay High Court
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Judicial Pronouncements - National Court Precedents
Status
Enacted
Regulatory Stage
Regulatory
Binding Value
Legally binding instruments enforceable before courts
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