DATA PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 marks India’s first comprehensive law on the processing of digital personal data. Enacted after the Supreme Court recognised the right to privacy as a fundamental right in the Puttaswamy case, the Act seeks to balance individual privacy with the needs of a growing digital economy. It introduces a […]
THE MARITAL RAPE EXCEPTION UNDER THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, was introduced as a major reform of India’s colonial criminal law. While it expands the definition of rape and adopts more victim-centred language, it retains the marital rape exception under Section 63. This article critically examines the exception’s historical roots, its continuity from the Indian Penal Code, and its implications […]
SUPRIYO V. UNION OF INDIA (2023): A CASE COMMENTARY ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND JUDICIAL RESTRAINT
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BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023: HAS INDIA TRULY DECOLONISED ITS CRIMINAL LAW?
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THE GEOGRAPHY OF GOING PUBLIC: REGIONAL CONCENTRATION AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE IN INDIA’S 2025–26 IPO BOOM
India’s capital markets have also found a continued bull run in its initial public offerings (IPOs), with main board-listed issuers expected to garner approximately ₹1.72-1.76 lakh crore from 103 offerings in 2025, and with pipeline of as much as ₹4 lakh crore to debut in 2026 as per the market analysts (Business Standard, 2025a; The […]
REIMAGINATION OF CORPORATE LAWS UNDER THE CORPORATE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026
On March 23, 2026, the Union Government introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, with the claim of it containing the largest omnibus amendment to Indian corporate laws since the year 2020. The Bill seeks to amend more than a hundred sections of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Limited Liability Partnership […]
WHEN THE CURE BEGINS TO RESEMBLE THE DISEASE – GROWING CONCERNS IN ARBITRATION
International arbitration has long been marketed as the efficient, party driven alternative to court litigation because it provides a faster, cheaper, and more attuned to commercial realities of the disputes it resolves. Yet at the 4th ICA Conference, Justice Surya Kant offered a sobering diagnosis of the system’s present state, one that practitioners and scholars […]
JYOTI SHARMA VS VISHNU GOYAL & ANR. (2025) – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Landlord-Tenant disputes occupy a significant space in civil litigation often raising complex questions of title, possession and the rights of parties spanning generations. The Doctrine of Tenant Estoppel is enshrined in Section 122 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam,2023 serves as the foundational principle preventing tenants from denying the title of the landlord who inducted them […]
WHAT CONSTITUTES AS ‘SEXUAL HARASSMENT’ UNDER THE POSH ACT? : IS IT JUST PHYSICAL?
This article examines what constitutes as “sexual harassment” under the POSH Act and why it does not limit to just physical conduct. The law interprets harassment as a broader spectrum of unwelcome acts that affect dignity, safety and equal opportunity at the workplace. It addresses the significance of “quid pro quo” and how acts can […]
JANE KAUSHIK V. UNION OF INDIA : ENFORCING WORKPLACE RIGHTS FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS
This article explains how the judgement of Jane Kaushik v. Union of India advances an enforcement of workplace protections for transgender persons. It explains how this judgement situates workplace dignity within the broader framework of equality and non-discrimination. This piece explores standards for hiring, promotion, workplace conduct and grievance redressal. Ultimately, it argues that the […]