Nitin Gadkari gets Bombay HC nod to sue Meta, Google over E20 petrol deepfakes

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari permission to institute a civil defamation suit over the alleged circulation of defamatory and deepfake content targeting him online, according to Bar and Bench.

Gadkari approached the high court under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, a procedural provision that applies when part of the cause of action arises beyond the court’s territorial jurisdiction.