Court temporarily blocks online game based on Salman Khan’s hit-and-run case

Mumbai, September 08: Mumbai civil court has ordered temporary restraint on access to an online mobile game titled ‘Selmon Bhoi’, allegedly based on a hit-and-run incident involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

 

Civil court judge K M Jaiswal passed the order after actor Salman Khan moved to Mumbai Court against the online game. Khan’s legal team said that the defendants intentionally created the game to gain a commercial advantage by his image without seeking his consent. They claimed it would tarnish the actor’s reputation and goodwill which is against the purview of Article 19 of the constitution of India.

 

The court has directed to immediately take down/block/disable the access to the game from all platforms, including Google Play Store. The court has directed the makers of the game, Parody Studios Pvt Ltd to immediately take down, block, and disable access to the game from Google Play Store and all other platforms.

 

 

 

The court has noted that the images, mechanical features, and make of the game give an impression that it is based on the case linked to Salman Khan.

 

The court stated that the game and its images match with the actor and the 2002 hit-and-run case in which he is involved. Moreover, the court also said that Salman Khan had never given his consent for the video game. It also mentioned that Salman Khan's 'privacy is being deprived' and his 'image is being tarnished.

 

 

"Upon watching the game and its images, it prima facie matches with the identity of the plaintiff (Khan) and to the hit-and-run case connected to the plaintiff," the court said.

 

"When the plaintiff has not given his consent for developing of the game, which is very similar to his identity and the case against him, certainly his right to privacy is being deprived and his image is also being tarnished," the order added.

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