New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted protection to the name, image, likeness, and identity of senior criminal lawyer Vikas Pahwa, restraining unidentified individuals and social media platforms from unauthorisedly using his photographs or persona for fraudulent purposes.

Justice Jyoti Singh directed the immediate removal of all infringing content available online and observed that orders would be passed to safeguard Pahwa's name, identity, and professional registration particulars from further misuse.

Appearing for Pahwa, counsel submitted that his photographs were being unlawfully used across platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, where impostors were falsely projecting themselves as the senior ad...