The Delhi High Court ordered several organizations with YouTube channels on Thursday to promptly take down or delete any videos, pictures, or other content propagating untrue information concerning Aaradhya Bachchan’s health. She is the child of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. According to the lawsuit, the videos shared on the channels run by numerous organizations on YouTube are wholly fraudulent.
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan attended a function at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center.
The court of Justice C. Harishankar further stated that regardless of whether the child belongs to a famous person or a common person, all children should be treated with dignity and respect. It is totally unacceptable under the law to spread false information about a child, particularly in regards to their physical and mental health.
The court noted that plaintiff Aaradhya Bachchan is the granddaughter of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan and the daughter of Bollywood actors Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan. After reviewing the thorough submissions, Justice C. Harishankar issued summonses to Google Company and a number of organizations running YouTube channels. The bench stated that by issuing interim directives, Google LLC has a legal obligation to ensure full adherence to the whole regulatory framework dealing to intermediaries, including the IT Regulations 2021.
The court further ordered the Central Government to make the content posted by the respondents, Bollywood Time, Bollywood Chingari, Bolly Station HD, Bollywood Station, Bollywood Shine, and Bolly Pakoda, accessible through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity). Block all access to Bolly Samosa, Bolly Ocean, Hollywood Stars, and make sure they are aware of any other clips or films with similar information on the Plaintiffs.
The court further ordered Google to remove the URL right away if the plaintiff (Abhishek Bachchan) brought Google’s attention to any other YouTube video connected to Aaradhya’s medical condition. The court gives instructions about the plaintiffs’ (Abhishek and Aaradhya Bachchan’s) interim application and notes that the case appears to support the issuance of ad interim relief in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant. Dayan Krishnan, speaking on behalf of Bachchan, claimed that reputation management for famous figures has become trivial in the era of social media. Thus, a youngster is suffering in this place.
In order to use Plaintiff’s photos or to inform the public about Aaradhya’s health or other facets of Plaintiff and other Bachchan family members’ personal and private life, Defendants have not secured any permission or license from her.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff (Aaradhya Bachchan), a juvenile kid who is just 11 years old and whose mental and physical well-being is at stake, has had her right to privacy violated. It is obvious that they will suffer significant harm if such films and materials are kept available to the public. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff (Aaradhya Bachchan) was actively participating in public activities with her mother at the time the recordings were made or uploaded, is in good health, and has not been admitted to the hospital.