ANI v. OpenAI: India's first AI-training copyright case
The Delhi High Court Division Bench of Justices Avneesh Jhingan and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice directing OpenAI to respond to ANI's appeal, and deferred a decision on the Broadband India Forum's request to be added as an intervenor to the next hearing.
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Division Bench Issues Notice to OpenAI, Adjourns ANI's Appeal to December
The Delhi High Court Division Bench of Justices Avneesh Jhingan and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice directing OpenAI to respond to ANI's appeal, and deferred a decision on the Broadband India Forum's request to be added as an intervenor to the next hearing.
- 14 Sept 2026
Delhi High Court Division Bench Set to Hear ANI's Copyright Appeal Against OpenAI
The Delhi High Court's Division Bench is scheduled to hear Indian news agency ANI's appeal against a single judge's refusal to grant interim relief in its copyright case against OpenAI on September 14, after the bench failed to assemble at an earlier September 8 hearing following the elevation of the judge slated to hear it.
- 11 Sept 2026
ANI's Appeal Against OpenAI Copyright Ruling Reaches Delhi High Court Division Bench
Indian news agency ANI's appeal against a Delhi High Court order that let OpenAI train ChatGPT on its news content was listed before a Division Bench on September 8, but did not proceed after the bench's presiding judge was elevated; it is now listed for September 14.
- 07 Sept 2026
ANI files appeal before a Division Bench
ANI, the first Indian media house to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement, filed an appeal challenging the single-judge order that denied it interim relief.
- 24 Jul 2026
Single judge declines interim relief; AI training held to be fair dealing
Justice Amit Bansal rejected ANI's application to restrain OpenAI from using its content to train ChatGPT, holding that storing the works for machine learning fell within the fair-dealing exception of the Copyright Act, 1957.