A DECADE INTO THE UNDERSTANDING AND CHANGES TO THE INDIAN GST ACT
This paper examines the Indian Goods and Services Tax regime roughly nine years after its introduction on 1 July 2017, treating the period as functionally a decade for purposes of legal assessment. It traces the constitutional architecture inserted by the 101st Amendment, the statutory framework of the Central, Integrated, and Union Territory GST Acts, and […]
Section 3d of the Indian Patents Act 1970: Scope, Interpretation and Recent Developments
Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 stands as one of the most consequential and globally watched provisions in modern intellectual property law. Introduced in its present form through the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005, it excludes from patentability the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance unless a meaningful enhancement in […]
MUSIC COPYRIGHT IN THE STREAMING ERA
The way the world listens to music has changed over the years. Vinyl gave way to cassettes, cassettes to CDs, CDs to digital downloads. Millions of people consume music through streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and many more. This has generated significant legal concerns regarding copyright ownership and royalty distribution The challenge […]
NAVIGATING DEEPFAKES IN TORT LAW
Deepfake technology, which uses artificial intelligence to synthesize or manipulate audio and visual content, has emerged as a profound legal challenge in the contemporary digital landscape. This paper examines the intersection of deepfakes and Indian tort law, exploring how existing legal frameworks respond to the harms caused by deepfakes. The paper traces the evolution of […]
PRAGYA PRASUN & ORS. VS. UNION OF INDIA & AMAR JAIN VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
The judgment of the Supreme Court in Pragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union marks a significant development concerning disability rights and digital access. The judgement addresses the issues faced by disabled persons while operating and filling of Know Your Customer (KYC) mechanism. The judgment also highlights the obligation of the State to ensure that digital […]
INTERNET SHUTDOWN AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONALITY IN INDIA
The internet has become an indispensable tool in modern times. It has integrated itself into communication, commerce, governance and many other sectors as well. The internet has facilitated the daily life of people. In India, from government services to education, increasingly rely on the internet. Thus, disruption of internet services has widespread consequences.
CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING UNDER THE IBC: HAS INDIA SHIFTED FROM THE LIQUIDATION CULTURE TO A RESCUE CULTURE?
The corporate insolvency system in India is an important change in the approach towards dealing with insolvency from the liquidation-based system towards the corporate rescue and the maintenance of the value of enterprises. Before the introduction of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, there existed a scattered insolvency law system based on several pieces of […]
THE INVISIBLE CONGLOMERATE: HOW BELOW-THRESHOLD SERIAL ACQUISITIONS BUILD PORTFOLIO POWER BEYOND COMPETITION LAW’S REACH
The article discusses the problem of sub-threshold serial acquisitions, during which firms obtain significant market power due to purchasing several small companies, which individually remain below the level of mergers notification thresholds. Even though competition laws mostly focus on reviewing major mergers, it is quite challenging for them to recognize an accumulative effect of many […]
CASE COMMENTARY: K. SASHIDHAR V. INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK AND ORS.
The case of Sashidhar v. Indian Overseas Bank and ors was decided on the 5th of February 2019 by the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice A.M. Kanwilkar and Justice Ajay Rastogi. The case arose from appeals challenging a shared judgment passed by the NCLAT, Delhi, with regard to insolvency proceedings, concerning two separate corporate […]
QUALIFIED YET QUESTIONED THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLES OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
The blog talks about the various obstacles that are faced by women even after getting equal qualifications as men. It illustrates how discrimination against the intellectual capacity of women became deeply rooted in the society and professional field. Through this blog, the author has stated that although there may be no physical barriers preventing them, […]