Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management

Advancing Law and Management

ISSN No. : 2583-9896

The Legal Framework for Smart Cities in India

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) of the Government of India launched ipagen 2015 is the globe’s most ambitious initiative for creating smart cities. It seeks to revamp 100 of the nation’s cities into eco-friendly, citizen-driven, and economically sustainable urban agglomerations with technology- and data-facilitated governance. But the fast-tracked digitization and infrastructure transformation integrated into the […]

The Limits of Contractual Disclosure: Why Indian Corporate Law Needs a Baseline for Large Private Companies

This paper argues that Indian corporate law has a critical regulatory gap in the financial transparency of large unlisted private companies, a failure starkly exposed by the collapse of Byju’s. Current law exempts these entities from continuous disclosure mandates like those applicable to listed companies, assuming that private investors can secure adequate transparency through contractual […]

Sustainability, Law, and Policy: Pathways to a Greener Future

In today’s world, sustainability is a rapidly changing field; it has become important. From climate change and environmental crises to cultural and moral issues, the most significant cause for accepting sustainability is to conserve the earth for future offspring. Global warming, deforestation, and pollution threaten the balance of the global ecosystems. Many of the sustainability […]

An Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions and its Impact on Market

Merger and Acquisition is one of the most effective ways to boost the growth of any company. It is a general term which depicts the unification of companies through various types of financial transactions. The terms ‘merger’ and ‘acquisition’ are often used interchangeably, but they both have distinct meanings. In an acquisition, a company acquires […]

Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized every field — from healthcare to law. However, it has also created complex legal challenges in the field of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The question arises: who owns the copyright or patent of a work created by AI — the programmer, the user, or the AI itself? This paper discusses […]

Legal and Policy Frameworks Governing Government Procurement and Public-Private Partnerships in India: Challenges, Risk Management, and Reform Strategies for Sustainable Infrastructure Development

This research is a critical analysis of the dynamic legal environment of the government procurement and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in India with regard to compliance, operational issues, and risk management. With the increased reliance on the public procurement and PPP models in the infrastructure, provision of public services, and economic development, it is important to […]

Evergreening of Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Balancing Innovation and Public Health

The practice of evergreening in the pharmaceutical industry represents a major point of contention between innovation and public health. Evergreening involves strategies by which pharmaceutical companies extend the patent life of existing drugs through minor or incremental changes that often lack substantial therapeutic improvement. This paper examines the concept, legal framework, and judicial interpretation of […]

Ajit D. Padiwal v. State of Gujarat- Case comment

The case of Ajit D. Padiwal v. State of Gujarat was initiated in 1994 by Advocate Ajit D. Padiwal on the basis of a newspaper report concerning the issuance of a non-bailable warrant. Padiwal filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Gujarat High Court challenging the legality and procedure of issuing warrants without proper adherence […]