The Bombay High Court has allowed Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to file a civil suit against Meta Platforms, X Corp, Google, and unidentified content creators over alleged AI-generated deepfakes and defamatory posts related to the E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy. Gadkari has sought removal of the content and ₹11 crore in damages, stating the posts falsely linked him and his family to financial gains from the policy.