India, Sept. 17 -- Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar may soon have legal protection over his name, image, and identity. The Delhi High Court, which heard his plea for personality and publicity rights, orally indicated on Wednesday, September 17, that it intends to grant an interim injunction in his favour. "In the IA (interim relief application) I will pass a detailed order. Injunction to be granted," the court stated, according to Live Law.

The case was first brought to the court on Monday, September 15, when Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora said she would consider several issues raised by Johar. These included the unauthorised sale of merchandise using his name and image, fake profiles, impersonation, domain name misuse, and conte...