Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management

Advancing Law and Management

ISSN No. : 2583-9896

DOCTORS IN THE DEEPFAKE ERA: DR. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY v. MEDECINE ME & ORS.

This case comment examines the 2024 Delhi High Court ruling granting cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty and Narayana Health an ex parte injunction against anonymous Facebook pages that used AI-generated deepfakes of his image, voice, and trademarks to falsely endorse unverified health products. It analyses the court’s two-pronged test for personality rights (public recognition […]

UNDERSTANDING AGILE’S RISE AS A MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

This article traces the shift from the rigid, sequential Waterfall model of software development to the Agile methodology born from the 2001 Agile Manifesto’s four core values. It outlines major Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, APF, SAFe) and their comparative use cases, and draws on a 2023 McKinsey framework to describe the hallmarks of Agile […]

Wage Security to Rights governance: A study of MGNREGA’s Legal Architecture as a Rural Social Accountability Mechanism in India

India previously followed the central legislation namely Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) which was a rights-based, rural wage employment programme that legally guaranteed up to 100 days of paid unskilled manual work per year to adult members of rural households with the main aim of providing livelihood security. Despite its successful […]

From Protection to Policing: A Critical Study of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 and its Interaction With Emerging Criminalization Trends in India

India is currently following the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 which has proven to be controversial as compared to its predecessor, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. This paper situates these laws against a history of marginalization and the Supreme Court’s NALSA (2014) recognition of gender self-identification. While the 2019 Act […]

COMPETITION LAW CHALLENGES IN DIGITAL MARKETS: IS INDIA READY TO REGULATE BIG TECH?

The digital economy has become an integral part of our everyday lifestyle, from searching information on Google and shopping on Amazon to communicating through meta-owned platforms and downloading application from Apple’s store, digital platforms have transformed the way consumers and businesses interact. Digital intermediaries have become indispensable to modern life. A handful of companies commonly […]

AI IN MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: REGULATORY CHALLENGES UNDER COMPETITION LAW AND DATA PROTECTION LAW

ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence has moved from a peripheral due-diligence tool to a central input in the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) lifecycle, informing target screening, valuation, synergy modelling, and post-merger integration. This transformation strains two regulatory regimes that were not designed with algorithmic decision-making in mind: competition law, which polices market power and coordination, and data […]

Tata Sons Private Limited v. Cyrus Investments Private Limited

This case commentary examines the Supreme Court decision in Tata Sons Private Limited v. Cyrus Investments Private Limited, (2021) 9 SCC 449, a landmark judgment under Indian corporate law. This dispute arose from the removal of Cyrus Mistry as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons and raised questions relating oppression and mismanagement under Companies Act, 2013, […]

Understanding the Digital Personal Data Protection Act

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023(“DPDP Act” or “the Act”) marks the result of a long process of data protection laws. This began with the Supreme Court’s recognition of privacy as a fundamental right and the recommendation made by Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee . The Act has now become fully operative with the notification […]