Delhi HC orders takedown of content targeting Yuvraj

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the removal of online content found to be infringing the personality rights of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, but refused to issue a blanket direction for the takedown of similar content that may appear in future, holding that every alleged infringement must be examined on its own merits.

Granting interim relief, Justice Jyoti Singh directed that the URLs specifically identified in Yuvraj’s suit be taken down. The court, however, clarified that any future allegedly infringing content would have to be brought before it separately, after which appropriate orders could be passed if a case for violation of personality rights was made out.