DATA PROTECTION IN INDIA: CHALLENGES UNDER THE IT ACT AND THE PENDING DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL
This blog examines India’s transition from a fragmented, security focused data regime under the Information Technology Act to a rights based framework proposed by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. It outlines the IT Act’s key gaps—legal uncertainty, weak individual remedies, fragmented enforcement, and operational burdens then summarises the new law’s promises (enumerated data subject […]
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) IN ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL HARM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SUPREME COURT AND NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL JURISPRUDENCE
This article evaluates the effectiveness of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in addressing environmental damage in India, focusing on Supreme Court jurisprudence and the National Green Tribunal (NGT). It discusses principles like Polluter Pays, Precautionary Principle, Public Trust, and Absolute Liability, comparing the Supreme Court’s broad interventions with the NGT’s technical adjudication. Through a review of […]
SHAFIN JAHAN V. ASOKAN K. M. (2018): SUPREME COURT’S PROTECTION OF ADULT AUTONOMY AND PRIVACY
This case commentary analyses Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M. (2018) and explains how the Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutional protection of adult autonomy, dignity, and freedom of conscience under Articles 21 and 25. The note outlines the facts and procedural history, clarifies the limited scope of habeas corpus and parens patriae when applied to competent […]
MAINTENANCE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM WOMEN UNDER FAMILY LAW: JUDICIAL TRENDS AND STATUTORY GAPS
This article traces the evolution of maintenance rights for Muslim women in India from Shah Bano (1985) to recent Supreme Court decisions (2024–2026), analysing how judicial interpretation has reconciled the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 with the secular remedy under Section 125 CrPC (now mirrored by Section 144 BNSS). It finds […]
THE SOVEREIGN SELF: OWNERSHIP RIGHTS AND DIGITAL PERSONHOOD IN THE AGE OF THE DIGITAL TWIN
This paper explores the far-reaching legal, philosophical and geopolitical challenges that have arisen with the emergence of Human Digital Twin (DT) technology. This study challenges the historically dominant yet conceptually problematic metaphors of data extraction, and introduces the Digital Twin as a symbiotic extension of human identity, as a “Digital Personhood” that is a manifest […]
LEGAL ASPECTS OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA
The advent of blockchain technology marks a game-changing innovation. Applications of blockchain technology range from cryptocurrencies to banking, healthcare, governance, logistics, and administration. While India lacks specialised blockchain legislation, the technology is governed through the existing legal framework, which includes the Information Technology Act 2000, Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, tax law, anti-money laundering […]
J.S. JADHAV v. MUSTAFA HAJI MOHAMAD YUSUF 1993 SC
The case J.S. Jadhav v. Mustafa Haji Mohamed Yusuf (AIR 1993 SC 1535) is one of the key judgments that highlights the duty of a lawyer with respect to ethics and trustworthiness in terms of Lawyers Act of 1961. In this case, one of the advocates committed professional misconduct by abusing the finances of his […]
Legal Aspects of Live-in Relationships in India
Live in relationships have emerged as a major social and legal phenomenon in India, posing a threat to the conventional notions of family and marriage and creating complex legal rights and obligations for the individuals involved in the relationship. The purpose of this study is to analyze critically the legal provisions relating to live in […]
LEGAL ASPECTS OF SURROGACY IN INDIA
Surrogacy has emerged as an essential reproductive choice, generating legal, ethical, social, and constitutional issues. This study examines the concept of surrogacy and various aspects of it in the context of the evolution of surrogacy laws in India in the form of court rulings, Law Commission reports, executive guidelines, and legislative enactments leading to the […]