Chandigarh Court Meta Remove Ai Video Punjab Mla Sukhpal Khaira

Civil Judge (Junior Division) Kaushal Kumar Yadav was hearing Khaira’s application seeking an ad-interim injunction in his suit seeking removal of the allegedly AI-generated content, protection of his reputation, dignity and personality rights, and damages.

The MLA from Bholath constituency moved the court against a highly objectionable morphed video that was widely circulated wherein his face, beard and turbaned Sikh appearance were allegedly digitally manipulated and superimposed upon an artificially generated body and depicted him in an off-shoulder women’s dress.

Khaira stated that the impugned video has acquired massive circulation, causing damage to his reputation. He stressed the seriousness of the matter as certain viewers have objected to the manner in which the plaintiff’s turbaned Sikh appearance has been used,” argued Khaira’s counsel.

Meta’s counsel submitted that he is an intermediary and has no personal knowledge about the contents, but shall abide by the court order.

The court observed that, “At this stage, this court is satisfied that the plaintiff has been able to make out a prima facie case for grant of ad-interim injunction as the content uploaded is apparently defamatory, objectionable and AI-generated.”

“The plaintiff (Khaira) would have suffered an irreparable loss and injury in case the impugned content continues to remain accessible and circulated on public platforms,” said the court.

The court also directed that fresh notices be issued to the two other defendants, whose identities are presently not known, for the next date.

The matter has been listed for September 14 for awaiting compliance with the court’s order.