Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management
Advancing Law and Management
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
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India’s criminal justice architecture – built on the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the 1872 Evidence Act – underwent its most radical overhaul since independence in July 2024. Three new central statutes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, and Bharatiya […]
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India’s criminal justice architecture – built on the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the 1872 Evidence Act – underwent its most radical overhaul since independence in July 2024. Three new central statutes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, and Bharatiya […]
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India has one of Asia’s most extensive legal frameworks for gender equality, anchored in its Constitution and supported by a multitude of statutes. Articles 14–16 and 21 of the Constitution guarantee formal equality, non-discrimination, and the right to dignity and personal liberty, while Article 15(3) explicitly sanctions affirmative action for women and children. Directive Principles […]
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India’s progress toward the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) shows notable improvements in social and infrastructure areas, but it faces significant regional differences and conflicts with environmental goals. National indicators reveal gains in poverty reduction, sanitation, access to education, and clean energy. However, these improvements are uneven; top-performing states like Kerala far exceed lagging […]
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India has seen rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI) in both public and private sectors, but the legal system has not kept up. Currently, India uses a mix of laws and policies to handle AI-related risks. For instance, the Information Technology Act 2000 and the Indian Penal Code address cybercrimes, deepfakes, and AI-driven fraud, while […]
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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) basically turned into a big reform for India’s insolvency system. It tried to bring in a single, time-bound way to sort out corporate insolvency, and also to keep asset value from getting eroded. In this article I look closely at what the IBC was aiming for, how the […]
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This case commentary looks at the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India, (2013) 1 SCC 1, and it kind of, yes, really strengthened India’s securities regulatory structure. Here, the focus is on how the Court read the idea of a public issue, also […]
Data Protection Laws in India: A Critical Analysis of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
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For over ten years, India debated whether it required a data protection law. So, after this debate, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 was enacted, well, you know, it followed from there. It seems to take some inspiration from the Supreme Court’s big 2017 ruling in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, which in […]
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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) basically turned into a big reform for India’s insolvency system. It tried to bring in a single, time-bound way to sort out corporate insolvency, and also to keep asset value from getting eroded. In this article I look closely at what the IBC was aiming for, how the […]
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The quick rise of digital technologies has kind of changed communication, commerce, and governance, so cyber law has become a must area for legal regulation in India. This article looks at how India’s cyber law framework kept evolving, starting from the Information Technology Act, 2000 and then moving to the 2008 amendments, and also bringing […]