CYBER CRIMES AND LEGAL REMEDIES IN INDIA
The growth of India’s digital economy presents hitherto unseen opportunities for cybercrimes, requiring an approach to law that not only covers these new challenges but also adapts as new types of crimes emerge. This article considers the current statutory regime, which encompasses the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Digital […]
LEGAL RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS IN INDIA
Despite the presence of an impressive normative framework, the reality of disability in India is one of exclusion. This blog analyses the legal framework that ensures protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Tracing the constitutional foundations in Articles 14, 15, 21, and Directive Principles of State Policy, the blog proceeds to analyse how […]
THE FUTURE OF LEGAL TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA
The Indian legal system has reached a crossroads with respect to its intersection of technology and judicial reforms. This blog explores the journey, applications, and prospects of legal technology in India from the launch of the e-Courts Project in 2005 to the normalization of virtual hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The blog highlights the incorporation […]
WOMEN RIGHTS UNDER INDIAN LAW: LAW VS REALITY
A woman should not have to fight for rights that already belong to her”. This blog discusses the struggles faced by women in India despite the existence of constitutional rights under Article 14, 15, 19 and 21 along with landmark judgments such as Joseph Shine v. Union of India and Young Lawyers Association v. State […]
SEXUAL HARASSEMENT AT WORKPLACE: LAW ON PAPER, FAILURE IN REALITY
This article does not merely attempt to define the concept of workplace sexual harassment, as society today is already aware of its meaning and impact. Instead, it focuses upon the growing need for stronger implementation of workplace safety laws and greater institutional accountability in India. Although workplace safety guidelines on the POSH Act, 2013 were […]
PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IN INDIA: BALANCING THE RIGHT TO LIFE WITH THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY
Passive Euthanasia in India has developed has emerged as a significant issue involving legal, ethical, and human considerations. The interpretation of the right to life under Article21 has gradually expanded to include the idea of living with dignity, raising questions about whether such dignity should also extend to the end of life in cases of […]
PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IN INDIA: BALANCING THE RIGHT TO LIFE WITH THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY
Passive Euthanasia in India has developed has emerged as a significant issue involving legal, ethical, and human considerations. The interpretation of the right to life under Article21 has gradually expanded to include the idea of living with dignity, raising questions about whether such dignity should also extend to the end of life in cases of […]
REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY AND EQUALITY: A CASE COMMENTARY ON X v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (2022)
The decision in X v. Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2022) is a landmark ruling that significantly strengthened women’s reproductive rights in India. While the case originated from the plea of an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy, its impact extends far beyond the individual petitioner. Through a […]
NOISE POLLUTION IN INDIA: IT’S IMPACT ON YOUTH
This paper examines the rapidly escalating crisis of noise pollution in India and its multi-dimensional impact on the youth demographic (aged 15–29 years), who constitute nearly a third of the nation’s population. In an era characterized by hyper-urbanization, technological proliferation, and industrialization, noise has ceased to be an occasional urban nuisance and has transformed into […]
CYBERSECURITY LAWS IN INDIA
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