MANAGING REMOTE TEAMS: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY, COMMUNICATION, AND WELL-BEING
Before 2020, people would have thought running an office team from your countertop was impractical. Then, of course, 2020 happened, which normalised this. Millions of managers who couldn’t see their team members and were in different time zones had to deal with frozen screens. They had to adapt, and that too fast. Managers had to […]
MEDICAL ETHICS VERSUS CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT’S CURATIVE MANDATE IN THE AIIMS 30-WEEK GESTATIONAL EXCEPTION CASE
In April 2026 the Supreme Court permitted a fifteen year old rape survivor to terminate a thirty week pregnancy, and later dismissed a curative petition filed by AIIMS against that order. This article argues that the outcome was correct and the Court’s reasoning on institutional standing sound, but that the route taken, an Article 142 […]
NO-POACH AGREEMENTS AND COMPETITION LAW: BRIDGING INDIA’S REGULATORY GAP IN LIGHT OF GLOBAL ENFORCEMENT TRENDS
Labour market collusion has become an active enforcement concern in several major jurisdictions since 2021. The European Commission fined Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for a no-poach cartel, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority issued detailed guidance on the subject, the US secured its first criminal wage fixing conviction and Canada criminalised the conduct […]
THE MYTH OF FLEXICURITY: ASSESSING THE OVERTIME FRAMEWORK UNDER THE OSHWC CODE, 2020 AGAINST GLOBAL RIGHT TO DISCONNECT STANDARDS
India’s four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 is presented as their flexicurity centrepiece, balancing employer flexibility with worker security. This article tests that claim against the concept as Wilthagen and Tros defined it, and finds the bargain one sided. The Code […]
THE OVERRIDING EFFECT: COUNTERCLAIMS AND ARBITRABILITY UNDER THE MSMED ACT
The Delhi High Court’s ruling in Jubilant Marketing v. Robbins Tunneling confirms that MSMED arbitration arises only once conciliation concludes, but leaves unanswered a question the Supreme Court’s decision in Silpi Industries never resolved: what subject matter can a buyer’s counterclaim actually reach. This piece argues that Silpi’s concern was forum shopping, not scope, and […]
THE DNA DILEMMA: WHY INDIAN LAWS ARE NOT READY FOR THE GENETIC AGE
India is about to lose the only real protection its law gives to health and biometric information and almost no one has noticed. The old law, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its 2011 Rules, treats medical and biometric data as “sensitive personal data” that deserves extra care, and a Bill drafted in 2019 would […]
Why India’s Insolvency Law Must Catch Up with the Digital Economy
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was built on a promise: that a financially distressed company is worth more rescued than dismembered, and that its value should be maximised for the benefit of all stakeholders. That promise was written for an economy of factories, inventory and machinery. It is now being applied to an economy […]
REGULATING ODR IN INDIA: THE NEED FOR A DEDICATED ODR AUTHORITY IN INDIA
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) integrates digital technology with the traditional methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and its adoption across sectors such as e-commerce, banking, fintech, and consumer protection demonstrates its potential to deliver efficient, accessible, and cost-effective justice. In India, ODR derives legal recognition from the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Mediation Act, […]
From Backlogs to Benchmark: Should Judges Be Promoted on the Quality and Quantity of Cases Judged?
India’s courts carry one of the largest case backlogs in the world: approximately 5.41 crore matters were pending as of 31 December 2025, more than 4.76 crore in the district and subordinate judiciary alone. Delay on this scale erodes the constitutional guarantee of speedy justice and the confidence on which judicial authority rests. Yet promotion […]
Does Constitution of India Lack Community Participation?
This article examines whether the Constitution of India adequately promotes community participation in governance. It analyses constitutional provisions, judicial decisions, and decentralised institutions to assess the gap between constitutional ideals and practical implementation. The article concludes that while India provides several mechanisms for public participation, their effectiveness is limited by weak implementation, making institutional accountability […]