Bombay HC Allows Nitin Gadkari To Sue Meta, Google, X Over Circulation Of Deepfakes

The Bombay High Court has granted Union minister Nitin Gadkari permission to institute a civil suit against Meta, Google, X and other entities over the alleged circulation of AI-generated deepfakes and defamatory social media content linking him to the Centre’s E20 fuel programme. According to a Bar & Bench report, the court granted Gadkari leave under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, a procedural requirement that allows the Bombay High Court to hear a matter when part of the cause of action ar