# Delhi HC moots de-registration of ISPs over Jaya Bachchan porn content 2026-08-19T12:53:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to consider de-registering Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that failed to block pornographic content misusing actor and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan's name. Justice Jyoti Singh expressed concern that ISPs were neither enforcing court orders nor responding to government directions, and suggested de-registration could act as a deterrent for other providers. Bar & Bench reports that Bachchan's counsel informed the court the objectionable material remained accessible months after an ex parte order dated November 10, 2025, directing MEITY and DoT to block the webpages. MEITY and DoT confirmed in court that the ISPs had not complied. Medianama adds that the order stems from a suit Bachchan filed to protect her personality rights against websites, social media accounts, and e-commerce platforms allegedly misusing her name, image, and persona, including through AI-generated content. Google, YouTube, Meta, Amazon, and eBay are among the parties named in the suit. The court has directed MEITY and DoT to report on regulatory options to enforce compliance. The matter will next be heard on September 1. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same core facts neutrally. Bar & Bench leads with the court's direct quote threatening de-registration, framing the story around judicial toughness. Medianama provides more context, noting the broader personality-rights suit and similar cases involving the Bachchan family, framing it as part of a wider legal pattern. Neither source takes a government-critical or pro-government stance. The measured takeaway: the court is escalating from blocking orders to potential ISP de-registration, setting a possible precedent for intermediary liability in personality-rights cases. Watch for MEITY and DoT's report on September 1. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - barandbench.com (neutral report) Straight news reporting focused on court proceedings and directive - medianama.com (neutral report) Adds context of personality rights suit and Bachchan family cases This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-22T04:55:55+00:00. Tags: Delhi High Court, Department of Telecommunications, ISPs, Jaya Bachchan, MeitY Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-moots-de-registering-isps-over-porn-content-on-jaya-bachchan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-moots-de-registering-isps-over-porn-content-on-jaya-bachchan/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/