CS(COMM) 389/2024 $~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 389/2024 & I.A. 10961/2024 JAIKISHAN KAKUBHAI SARAF ALIAS JACKIE SHROFF .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Dhruv Anand, Mr. Dhananjay Khanna and Ms. Bhavya Verma, Advocates. versus THE PEPPY STORE & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Ms. Dipti Vora, Advocate for D1 with D1 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH O R D E R % 21.05.2026 1. This suit is instituted on behalf of the Plaintiff seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the Defendants and all others acting on their behalf from infringing the Plaintiff’s personality rights by utilizing and/or in any manner directly or indirectly, using or exploiting or misappropriating the Plaintiff’s personality/publicity rights by the use of the Plaintiff’s: name JACKIE SHROFF, JACKIE, JAGGU DADA, BHIDU voice; image; and any other attribute which is exclusively identifiable with him for any commercial and/or personal gain and/or otherwise by exploiting them in any manner whatsoever with the Plaintiff’s consent and/or authorization, including on all formats and mediums like the Metaverse/Artificial Intelligence medium or any future formats/mediums, amongst other reliefs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/05/2026 at 11:52:22 CS(COMM) 389/2024 2. Learned counsel for Defendant No.1, on instructions from Defendant No.1 who has joined Court proceedings virtually, submits that the infringing links have been removed and Defendant No.1 is willing to suffer injunction subject to the Plaintiff giving up other reliefs. 3. Defendants No. 2-11 and 14 have been proceeded ex parte by common order dated 27.01.2025 and have taken no steps for recall of the ex parte order or to join the proceedings thereafter. 4. Defendant No.12 is stated to have removed the infringing links but has not been appearing in the matter. None was present on the last two dates and none appears even today. Defendant No.12 is accordingly set ex parte. 5. Defendant No.13 has settled the matter on 18.11.2024 with the Plaintiff. Defendants No. 15 and 16 are the MeitY and DoT, respectively. Defendant No.17/John Doe is deleted from the array of parties on oral request of counsel for the Plaintiff. 6. Accordingly, the suit is decreed in favour of the Plaintiff and against Defendants No.1-12 and 14 in terms of the settlement as also in terms of paragraph 114(i) to (iv) of the plaint. Terms of settlement shall form a part of the decree and needless to state, bind the parties thereto. 7. Registry is directed to draw up the decree sheet. 8. Suit stands disposed of along with pending application. JYOTI SINGH, J MAY 21, 2026/YA This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/05/2026 at 11:52:22