SC Dismisses PIL On Deepfakes Targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi

While the SC acknowledged that it is a “serious issue”, the bench pointed out that several such cases are already being heard by the HC

The PIL urged the SC to set up a court-appointed expert panel for drafting a legal framework to tackle the issue of deepfakes

Colonel Qureshi, an officer in the Indian Army, was a part of the team that regularly addressed the media during Operation Sindoor

The Supreme Court has reportedly dismissed a public interest litigation…