CASE COMMENT ON EXPANSION OF RIGHT TO LIFE UNDER ARTICLE 21: DR. JAYA THAKUR VERSUS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India & Ors. Is a significant public interest litigation that brought national attention to the challenges faced by adolescent girls in managing menstrual health while pursuing their education. The petition was filed before the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking directions to ensure that school going […]
AN ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW IN INDIA
The Consumer Protection Law has evolved through a remarkable process from the pre-historic era to colonial legislative imports and Post-Independence Statutory Consolidation in India. The objectives of this paper are to discuss the evolution, structure and problems of the Consumer Protection regime under the landmark Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and the reforming Consumer Protection Act, […]
UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) ACT
India’s democracy transformed after enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005. It put an end to bureaucracy’s inherent secretiveness, by establishing a system of openness and accountability, anchored in the constitutional right of free speech. Under this Act, every citizen can ask for information from “public authorities”-a term that includes any governmental […]
SHREYA SINGHAL V. UNION OF INDIA (2015)
In Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015), India’s Supreme Court gave a monumental verdict which defined the right to digital free speech by striking down certain Information Technology Act provisions, which allowed for overbroad censorship. In this section, the article discusses the verdict through a section-wise breakdown, as well as, by addressing the “chilling […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE
The article covers the shift of AI into the conservative legal world, especially with the assistance of machine learning and natural language processing technologies for legal research and document review as well as judicial management. The piece illustrates that on the one hand, it allows to speed up all legal work and fill the so […]
Directors Duties In The Twilight Zone of Insolvency (a Comparative Analysis of India, The UK, and Australia)
This paper examines the gap in India’s framework dealing with the absence of laws in twilight zone i.e. the pre insolvency period particularly for creditor protective duties on directors of the company. Even though India has Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 however the twilight zone (Period between foreseeable financial distress and formal insolvency) is substantially […]
Amenability of Writ Jurisdiction under Article 226: Re-examining the State Requirement in the Banking and Educational Sectors
In the current legal landscape, the amenability of Writ Jurisdiction hinges upon the judicial scrutiny of whether a body can be recognised as “State” under Article 12 or otherwise be subjected to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Writ is a formal written order or command issued by the Hon’ble Supreme […]
The Jurisprudence of the Digital field: Addressing Algorithmic Bias and the Legal Literacy Gap in the Evolution of Indian Sports Law
The contemporary sporting landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift, transitioning from a purely physical contest to a data-driven digital ecosystem. This research paper explores the evolution of sports law through the lens of artificial intelligence (AI), data governance, and the emerging statutory framework in India. At the heart of this transformation is the ‘digital field’; […]
Punishment and Its Commutation in India: Executive Clemency and Structural Loopholes
Punishment is at the very core of the criminal justice system and serves simultaneously retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and reform. The power to commute, remit, or pardon a sentence, which rests in the executive under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution of India and Sections 432 to 435 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , […]
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 – Decade of Corporate Restructuring in India
After Independence, the India’s development in corporate mercantile is transformed through IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016) which set up by legislative intercession enacting the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency which takes intensive time during the regime of insolvency but, IBC initiated laws by making obligatory within time period, unification and single creditor approach […]