Abhishek
Bachcha
a d
Aishwa ya
Rai
Bachcha ‘s
daughte
a d
g a ddaughte
of
Amitabh
Bachcha ‘s
g a ddaughte
has
filed
a
case
i
the
Delhi
High
Cou t
seeki g
to
stop
the
sp ead
of
fake
a d
misleadi g
i fo matio
about
he
o li e.
The
case
was
filed
afte
seve al
YouTube
videos
made
false
claims
about
he
health,
i cludi g
allegatio s
that
she
was
se iously
ill,
hospitalised
a d,
i
o e
i sta ce,
had
died.
Thus,
a
plea
was
filed
i
cou t
to
seek
p otectio
of
he
pe so ality
ights.The
Delhi
High
Cou t
o
Thu sday
f amed
seve al
impo ta t
legal
questio s
that
it
will
exami e
while
hea i g
Aa adhya’s
case.
Justice
A up
Jai am
Bhambha i,
amo g
othe
issues,
questio ed
whethe
the
eputatio
associated
with
a
famous
family
ame
ca
be
t eated
like
a
t adema k
a d,
if
so,
how
fa
that
eputatio
ca
exte d
ac oss
ge e atio s.”The
value
of
t adema k
a d
eputatio
i
the
t adema k
a ises
f om
the
fact
that
a
p oduct
o
se vice
is
se vice
has
bee
e de ed.
Now,
this
is
somewhat
co textually
diffe e t
whe
you
a e
talki g
about
a
pe so .
A
ce tai
last
ame
has
a
eputatio
because
of
the
achieveme ts,
the
emi e ce
i
a
ce tai
field
of
wo k,
etc.
So,
does
that
eputatio
–
you
a e
couchi g
it
as
vi tually
as
a
t adema k
–
does
that
flow
dow
ge e atio ally?
If
so,
up
to
what
poi t?”
the
judge
ema ked,
acco di g
to
Ba
a d
Be ch.
The
Cou t
has
f amed
th ee
b oad
questio s
fo
co side atio .
Fi st,
it
will
exami e
how
fa
the
eputatio
attached
to
a
family
ame,
if
co side ed
aki
to
a
t adema k,
ca
exte d
ac oss
ge e atio s.
Seco d,
it
will
co side
whethe
fake
ews,
eve
whe
it
is
“of
eg egiously
despicable
atu e”,
ca
amou t
to
a
violatio
of
i tellectual
p ope ty
ights
a d,
if
so,
which
type
of
IP
ight
may
have
bee
i f i ged.The
thi d
questio
co ce s
whethe
defamatio ,
i cludi g
sla de
a d
libel,
o
othe
fo ms
of
i ju y
to
eputatio
ca
be
t eated
as
falli g
withi
the
ecog ised
f amewo k
of
i tellectual
p ope ty
ights.”These
a e
the
ge e al
questio s
i
my
mi d.
This
is
ot
exhaustive,”
the
Cou t
added.Du i g
Thu sday’s
hea i g,
the
Be ch
also
exami ed
the
i c easi gly
b oad
i te p etatio
of
pe so ality
ights.”The
co cept
of
pe so ality
ights
is
acqui i g
amoebic
p opo tio s.
Eve ythi g
is
pe so ality
ights.
But
whose
pe so ality
ights?”
the
Cou t
ema ked.Advocate
P avi
A a d,
appea i g
fo
Aa adhya,
a gued
that
the
issue
exte ds
beyo d
he
i dividual
eputatio
a d
i volves
the
Bachcha
family’s
ame
a d
sta di g.
Respo di g
to
the
Cou t’s
questio s
about
usi g
t adema k-like
p otectio s
to
safegua d
pe so al
eputatio ,
A a d
poi ted
to
the
b oade
scope
of
passi g-off
law.”Reputatio
is
ot
o ly
i
a
t adema k.
Passi g
off
law
p otects
much
wide
tha
t adema ks.
The
whole
family’s
pictu es
a e
used,
wo ds
a e
used
to
give
a
imp essio
that
this
you g
gi l
has
died
a d
has
ca ce .
Both
fake,
causi g
so
much
of
ha m.
Usi g
the
ame
Bachcha
a d
pictu es
of
the
family.
Abhishek
Bachcha
is
also
a
pa ty
to
the
matte .”I
Ap il
2023,
the
Cou t
had
g a ted
a
i te im
i ju ctio
i
Aa adhya’s
favou ,
est ai i g
the
defe da ts
f om
publishi g
mate ial
co ce i g
he
health.
At
the
time,
Justice
C
Ha i
Sha ka
st essed
the
impo ta ce
of
p otecti g
child e
f om
such
misi fo matio .”Eve y
child
is
e titled
to
be
t eated
with
ho ou
a d
espect,
be
she
the
child
of
a
celeb ity
o
the
child
of
a
commo e .
Dissemi atio
of
misleadi g
i fo matio
elati g
to
a
child,
especially
as
ega ds
he
physical
o
me tal
wellbei g,
is
somethi g
which
is
completely
i tole able
i
law,”
Justice
C
Ha i
Sha ka
had
obse ved.Fo
those
ot
i
the
k ow,
he e
a e
mo e
details
o
the
matte .
Aa adhya,
ep ese ted
by
he
fathe
Abhishek
Bachcha ,
app oached
the
Delhi
High
Cou t
i
2023
agai st
seve al
YouTube
cha els
a d
u ide tified
i dividuals,
seeki g
to
p eve t
them
f om
ci culati g
allegedly
defamato y
o
misleadi g
mate ial
co ce i g
he
a d
the
Bachcha
family.
The
plea
also
sought
p otectio
agai st
the
publicatio
of
p ivate
details
about
thei
lives.The
case
specifically
highlighted
a
se ies
of
YouTube
videos
that
falsely
claimed
Aa adhya
was
se iously
u well
a d
had
bee
admitted
to
hospital.
O e
video
we t
as
fa
as
claimi g
that
the
tee age
had
died.
Othe
videos
alleged
that
he
family
had
failed
to
a a ge
timely
medical
t eatme t
fo
he .The
matte
will
come
up
fo
fu the
hea i g
befo e
the
Delhi
High
Cou t
o
Septembe
15.
