Actor Shilpa Shetty moves HC seeking protection of her 'personality rights'
Mumbai (PTI): Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction against unauthorised use of her name, image and other personality traits, mainly by web portals.
Her "personality and publicity rights" including the name, image, voice and signature have been misused for commercial exploitation without her permission, said the plea filed through advocate Sana Raees Khan.
The petition, which will come up for hearing in due course, also named online portals indulging in such transgressions.
"The misuse of the actor's image and identity has reached a point where legal intervention became imperative," advocate Khan said, adding that no platform has the right to weaponise her identity for clandestine commercial gain.
The actor has sought a direction from the HC restraining such use of her personality traits.
In the past, the Bombay and Delhi High Courts have granted similar reliefs to several actors.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
