India, Feb. 23 -- The Bombay High Court has granted interim protection to veteran actor and Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha against alleged misuse of his name, image and iconic "Khamosh" persona on social media, e-commerce websites. The ex parte order was passed by the Court in chambers on February 16 and made public on February 21.

Justice Sharmila Deshmukh restrained several John Doe entities (anonymous entities, mostly online, against whom blanket cease and desist injunctions are passed), social media platforms, content-sharing sites and e-commerce portals from exploiting Sinha's personality and publicity rights. These include his name "Shatrughan Sinha", vocal mannerisms, signature catchphrase "Khamosh", image, likeness, signature and ...