Fine line between defamation and criticism: Delhi HC on Raghav Chadha seeking protection of personality rights

Raghav Chadha has approached the Delhi High Court against the alleged unauthorized use and misuse of his name, image, likeness and identity across online and digital platforms, including AI-generated and morphed content. File | Photo credit: The Hindu

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 21, 2026) expressed prima facie reservations to Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s suit alleging violation of his personality rights through AI-generated deepfakes, doctored videos and allegedly defamatory social media content targeting him over his switch from AAP to BJP.

The court also recalled that the line between defamation and criticism is “quite thin”.

Published – 21 May 2026 13:27 IST