In response to Unstarred Question No. 2361 by Smt. Satabdi Roy on personality rights and AI, to be answered on Friday, the 13th of February, 2026, the Minister of Law and Justice states that matters pertaining to civil remedies and interim relief in cases of AI-generated personality rights violations are dealt with by the concerned courts in accordance with law, considering legal provisions, facts, and circumstances. These matters are listed as per Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and guidelines in Supreme Court of India, Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure 2017 and general and specific directions of the Competent Authority. The Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and 'Supreme Court of India. Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure 2017' are available on the Supreme Court of India website (https://www.sci.gov.in) under the 'Publication' tab and then 'Supreme Court Rules and Practice and Procedure'. There is no specific 'Subject Category' in the database for AI-generated personality rights violations cases, and the data is not centrally maintained.
Key Entities Referenced
PERSONALITY RIGHTS AND AI: Subject matter of the parliamentary question regarding civil remedies for AI-generated personality rights violations.
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE: The ministry to which the parliamentary question is addressed.
Supreme Court Rules, 2013: Referenced rules relevant to handling cases of AI-generated personality rights violations.
Supreme Court of India. Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure 2017: Referenced handbook with guidelines for handling cases.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2361
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 13th FEBRUARY, 2026
PERSONALITY RIGHTS AND AI
2361. SMT. SATABDI ROY:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether guidelines exist for providing civil remedies and interim relief in cases of AI-
generated personality rights violations, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of such cases admitted by courts in the last two years;
(c) whether model procedural rules for courts are being considered to handle such cases; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW
AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (d): These matters are dealt with by the Court(s) concerned in accordance with law
keeping in view the existing legal provisions, facts and circumstances of each case. All
matters, including civil remedies and interim relief in cases of Al-generated personality rights
violations are listed as per Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and guidelines in Supreme Court of
India, Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure 2017 and general and
specific directions of the Competent Authority. The Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and
'Supreme Court of India. Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure 2017'
are available in public domain on the website of the Supreme Court of India, viz.
lttps://www.sci.gov.in under the tab Publication and then 'Supreme Court Rules and Practice
and Procedure respectively. There is no such specific ‘Subject Category’ in database
pertaining to AI-generated personality rights violations cases. The data pertaining to such
cases is not centrally maintained.
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