OpenAI wins in Indian ruling over forced search indexing
By Freny Patel ( June 9, 2026, 08:52 GMT | Insight) -- Setting a precedent in the legal landscape for generative artificial intelligence, an Indian court has dismissed e-commerce platform IndiaMart's claims against OpenAI. The Calcutta High Court ruled that businesses cannot legally compel private AI platforms to index or promote their commercial links.In a bizarre twist in the global wars against artificial intelligence — where most companies are fighting to keep generative AI out of their data — India’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplace, IndiaMart, sued OpenAI for doing the exact opposite....
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