Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management
Advancing Law and Management
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
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This paper critically examines India’s emerging regulatory framework for dark patterns, focusing on the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s 2025 advisory requiring e-commerce platforms to undertake self-audits. It argues that while self-audit addresses the CCPA’s resource and information constraints, it creates a structural conflict of interest because platforms assess practices from which they commercially benefit. The […]
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This article examines whether Protective Preliminary Orders (PPOs) issued ex parte by emergency arbitrators under the SIAC Rules 2025 can be enforced in India without undermining the due process guarantee under Section 18 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. It analyses the Supreme Court’s decision in Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC v. Future Retail […]
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Since 2009, India’s e-commerce industry has expanded at an astounding 34% Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). But like many other thriving industries, this one face difficulties, one of which is a weak and ineffective legal and regulatory structure that cannot handle protecting the rights and responsibilities Since of the contracting parties. In June 2000, India […]
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Section 227 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 governs the “issue of process” before a Magistrate once cognizance of an offence has been taken. It corresponds to Section 204 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), with the notable addition of a proviso permitting summons or warrants to be issued through electronic […]
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ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’), which came into force on 1st July 2024 in place of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (‘CrPC’), carried forward several procedural aspects from the CrPC while also bringing in important changes. The primary aim of enacting this new legislation was to establish a quicker and more effective […]
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The enactment of the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), replacing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA), represents a profound philosophical and structural shift in Indian evidentiary jurisprudence. For over fifteen decades, the analogue, document-centric design of the IEA struggled to accommodate the modern complexities of localized metadata, cloud computing, and encrypted channels. Previous interventions, such […]
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This case analysis is about the landmark judgment of Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. Visaka Industries Ltd., it deals with the liability of digital intermediaries for defamatory content posted by third parties . The case mainly focuses on the interpretation of Sec. 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 , and the circumstances in which […]
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Blockchain is one of the most revolutionary breakthroughs of the digital age. While blockchain initially was launched as the underlying technology for digital currency solutions like Bitcoin , it has already matured into a versatile technology having applications across finance healthcare creative industries and legal fields. Its core characteristics of decentralization, transparency and increased security […]
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In today’s digital era, electronic evidence has become one of the important part of the judicial system. Digital files- such as emails, text messages, photos, videos and GPS data, are frequently used as proof in both civil and criminal cases. To control how courts accepts admissibility of the electronic evidence, India first added rules to […]
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By offering services like electronic payment, mobile banking, etc. FinTech has completely changed the financial landscape in the country. This paper discusses the regulatory structure that regulates FinTech. It includes the functions of regulatory bodies like RBI, SEBA, and IRDAI, and refers to the major statutes governing this sector like the PSS Act, IT Act, […]