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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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
