Delhi High Court ordered the removal of 552 URLs related to objectionable content concerning Janhvi Kapoor.
The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant ruling on obscene and objectionable content allegedly involving Janhvi Kapoor online. The court ordered the removal of content from 552 URLs, where the actress’s images and identity were allegedly used obscenely.
However, the court refused to issue a blanket order to take down all the nearly 6,884 URLs cited in the case. Justice Anoop Jairam Bhambhani observed that the same order could not be applied to different types of content. The court also clarified that a fan page using a celebrity’s name or photograph cannot automatically be considered illegal.
Janhvi Kapoor had demanded the removal of 6,884 URLs in the Delhi High Court on August 11, 2026.
Court orders removal of 552 URLs
According to a Times Now Navbharat report, Janhvi Kapoor had sought action against around 6,884 URLs in a case concerning her personality rights. The links allegedly involved obscene content and the misuse of her photographs and identity.
The Delhi High Court found the content on 552 of these URLs to be highly obscene or pornographic and ordered its removal. The court observed that allowing such material to remain online could cause irreparable harm to the actress. According to Live Law, the court found that Janhvi had made a strong prima facie case regarding these 552 URLs and granted interim relief.
Court refuses blanket order on all 6,884 URLs
However, the court did not agree to order the removal of all 6,884 URLs at once. It noted that the links contained different kinds of content, making a blanket takedown order inappropriate.
The court said that the disputed content needed to be examined under different categories. These included obscene or pornographic material, content directly exploiting Janhvi’s personality rights for commercial gain, and material that indirectly promotes a product or service by using her name or identity.
What did the court say about fan pages?
The court clarified that not every fan page created in a celebrity’s name is automatically illegal. Such pages can feature the artist’s photographs and videos, film-related updates, as well as praise or criticism.
According to reports, the court did not agree to order the removal of all fan pages and URLs on this basis. However, action can be taken if an account shares obscene content or uses a celebrity’s identity for commercial gain.
AI-generated and deepfake content also raised concerns
Apart from regular online posts, the case also involved concerns over AI-generated images, deepfake content and accounts using the actress’s identity. The court chose to distinguish objectionable and obscene material from other content rather than ordering the blanket removal of everything.
