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The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the immediate removal of AI-generated videos and posts that depicted Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as a liquor vendor, hawker and delivery agent, holding that the material crossed from satire into an attack on a woman's dignity.
Justice Manoj Jain directed takedown of six posts, five on X and one on Facebook, published from Aam Aadmi Party handles and related platforms. Gupta had sued AAP as well as intermediaries including X Corp and Meta, seeking a permanent injunction. Her plea said the content cast a sitting chief minister as head of a non-existent liquor scheme and, in one deepfake, showed her with Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh pouring liquor.
The court said healthy criticism and satirical humour may pass, but the AI videos had breached that line. It found a preliminary case in Gupta's favour, noting how fast such content travels on social media, and said the portrayal could tarnish her dignity both as chief minister and as a woman. Summons were issued to the defendants. The matter is listed again for 4 December 2026.
The court's concern was the speed at which fabricated political content spreads. Its direction covers the six URLs identified in the suit, not a general ban on criticism of the chief minister. The order grants interim relief; it does not settle the final merits of the defamation claim.
No one appeared for the defendants despite advance notice, the order records. Their written statements are due within 30 days of receiving summons. Delhi government officials called the ruling historic.
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