Legal action against actors over ‘defective’ car endorsement

BOLLYWOOD actors Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have received major relief from the Rajasthan High Court, which stayed a First Information Report (FIR) — a charge filed with the police when information about a cognisable offence — registered against them in Bharatpur.

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The complaint was filed by a local car owner who alleged that Hyundai Motors sold him a defective vehicle.

The FIR, lodged last week, named both actors along with six company officials, claiming they misled customers as Hyundai’s brand ambassadors.

Both Khan and Padukone approached the Rajasthan High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR.

Their legal teams argued that as brand ambassadors, their role was limited to product promotion and that they had no involvement in the company’s technical operations.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Shah Rukh Khan, submitted that the actor has no direct connection with the quality of Hyundai’s cars, and that it was unfair to implicate him in the case.