The Bombay High Court is set to hear a plea by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari concerning AI-generated deepfake content linked to ethanol, according to multiple reports. The case focuses on a lawsuit Gadkari seeks to pursue against Meta and other online platforms, including X (X Corp) and Google, along with “unknown persons,” over allegedly defamatory deepfake posts. The complaints state that the content harms Gadkari’s reputation and personality rights and has caused irreparable damage.
The sources agree that the court has granted Gadkari permission (“leave”) to proceed with the suit, addressing jurisdictional or procedural limitations that otherwise restrict when such actions can be heard. Business Line notes that this permission is required for the court to decide the matter despite jurisdictional constraints. Another report specifies that the High Court will hear Gadkari’s plea on 5 August.
No source provided details of the court’s final ruling on liability. The matter proceeds as a legal challenge by Gadkari regarding alleged misuse of AI deepfake material on the named platforms and accounts involved.
