Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief to Physicswala Founder Alakh Pandey

The Delhi High Court provided interim relief to Alakh Pandey, the founder of 'Physicswala', in a case concerning his personality rights on Wednesday. The court ordered the removal of online content that appears to be obscene, defamatory, or commercially exploits his personality without permission. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani also instructed Google, X, and Telegram to disclose the 'Basic Subscriber Information' (BSI) of the accounts and URLs identified by the plaintiff (Pandey) for further action. This interim order was issued after the court reviewed a categorized list of allegedly infringing online content presented by the plaintiff.

The court indicated that a detailed order explaining the reasons for limiting interim protection to specific types of content would be issued later. The judge mentioned that he would clarify why the order is confined to this particular set of content, but he refrained from providing details at this moment. The next hearing for the case is scheduled for November. During the proceedings, senior advocate J. Sai Deepak, representing Pandey, presented a chart identifying the allegedly infringing links and the defendants against whom relief was sought.

While presenting materials before the court, Deepak emphasized the significance of visual evidence, stating that a picture is worth a thousand words. He also pointed out cases of impersonation through a Telegram channel named 'Alakh Sir Lectures', where Pandey's name and image were used without authorization. Furthermore, he informed the court about the existence of fake accounts created in Pandey's name on LinkedIn and X.