LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHILD PROTECTION IN INDIA
Child protection in India stands at a critical juncture where legal frameworks, though comprehensive on paper, face serious challenges in implementation, awareness, and institutional effectiveness. India is home to approximately 472 million children, the largest child population in the world, yet disturbing rates of child abuse, exploitation, and neglect persist across its diverse socioeconomic landscape. […]
Marital Rape Exception in India – A Critical Analysis
Marital rape, the act of non-consensual sexual intercourse within marriage remains legally exempt in India, despite widespread advocacy, international obligations, and judicial scrutiny. While Indian law has progressively adopted a consent-based framework for sexual offences, the marital rape exception embedded in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and now retained in Section 63(2) […]
Case Commentary: Supriyo v Union of India
When it comes to LGBTQ+ rights and same-sex partnerships in India, the landmark decision in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India1 (india, 2023) is one of the most significant constitutional judgments in recent Indian legal history. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether same-sex couples have a […]
REGULATING DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY UNDER INDIAN CYBER LAWS
One of the most significant and unregulated risks facing digital society in the twenty-first century is the rise of deepfake technology, which creates artificially synthesised audio-visual content using deep learning algorithms. The rise of deepfakes in India has led to sophisticated financial frauds, AI-generated electoral disinformation, widespread non-consensual intimate imagery targeting women, and serious concerns […]
ONLINE DEFAMATION IN INDIA
Communicating a false statement of fact to a third party that damages another person’s reputation is considered defamation in the traditional meaning. The Indian Penal Code, 1860’s Sections 499 and 500 have long been used to codify the offence, which has traditionally only been prosecuted in print and broadcast media. Traditional legal frameworks are becoming […]
CASE COMMENTARY: SHREYA SINGHAL V. UNION OF INDIA
A number of arrests under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000—a clause added by the IT (Amendment) Act of 2008—led to the case. Sending electronic messages that were “grossly offensive,” “menacing in character,” or known to be false and intended to create annoyance, discomfort, danger, obstruction, insult, harm, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, or […]
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INDIA: NAVIGATING AN EVOLVING LANDSCAPE
Artificial intelligence is now ingrained in India’s administration, banking, healthcare, agriculture, and everyday consumer experiences; it is no longer a future idea. Deepfake political videos and AI-powered loan approvals are just two examples of how technology is changing society faster than the legal system can keep up. Legal responsibility, ethical governance, and regulatory clarity are […]
ALGORITHMIC BIAS AND CONSTITUTIONAL MORALITY: EXAMINING THE NEED FOR AN AI ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK IN INDIA
Driven by rapid technological integration, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transitioned from an efficiency tool into a primary driver of public administration and private enterprise. However, its widespread deployment has exposed a critical vulnerability: algorithmic bias. When machine learning models rely on historical data, they risk codifying and amplifying systemic inequalities, converting societal prejudices into automated […]
LEGAL CHALLENGES OF DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA
In the age of artificial intelligence, seeing is no longer believing. Within just a few years, AI has advanced from a tech-hobbyist’s playground into a highly sophisticated factory capable of cloning voices, generating photorealistic images, and altering video footage with terrifying precision. For a long time, we treated these “deepfakes” as harmless entertainment—a viral video […]
JUSTICE K.S. PUTTASWAMY V. UNION OF INDIA (2017): EVOLUTION OF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN INDIA
The 2017 landmark judgment in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India marks a historic constitutional renaissance in Indian jurisprudence. Triggered by a retired judge’s challenge to the biometric Aadhaar project, the Union of India argued that privacy was not a guaranteed fundamental right, relying on antiquated post-independence precedents. Overturning decades of state-centric rulings, a […]