Mumbai, Sept. 10 -- Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, alleging that rogue websites were using his name and image without authorization.

This plea, which comes a day after his wife and actor Aishwarya Rai approached the court in a similar case, will be heard by Justice Tejas Karia later in the day. Bachchan has filed an appeal against the website, Bollywood Tee Shop, which makes t-shirts of Bollywood celebrities.

The petition, filed against the website and other infringers, argued that the unauthorised use of his persona is part of a wider trend of online fraud exploiting celebrities' identities.

Bachchan's plea seeks injunctions to block the website and other ...