Challenges of Enforcing Arbitration Awards in India
India’s enforcement problem is not primarily doctrinal: since 1996 the arbitration framework has been repeatedly refined to favour enforcement. The real problem is the State’s dual role architect of India’s arbitration regime, and, disproportionately, its most reluctant litigant. Using the decade-long Delhi Metro arbitration as its central case study, this paper traces one institutional reflex […]
CASE COMMENTARY ON: VELLORE CITIZENS WELFARE FORUM V. UNION OF INDIA, 1996
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India (1996) is a pioneering judgment in Indian environmental law by introducing sustainable development, precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle to the Indian legal framework. This case commentary explores the Court’s reasoning, constitutional underpinnings and appeal to the international environmental norms in relation to industrial pollution. It […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN INDIA: FROM COMPLIANCE, TO IMPACT
The concept of CSR in India has taken a drastic turn with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, which made CSR expenditure mandatory for companies that are eligible to spend the same. This has led to more companies contributing to social development, but compliance does not always lead to meaningful impact in society. This […]
THE GIG ECONOMY IN INDIA: WHERE LABOUR LAW FAILS AND MANAGEMENT MUST STEP UP
India’s gig economy has grown at a fast pace and has created new employment opportunities, but has also left a lot of room for labour protection issues. While gig and platform workers were recognised under the Social Security framework there remain issues regarding implementation, income security, algorithmic management and social welfare. This article outlines the […]
GENDER BUDGETING IN INDIA: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FISCAL COMMITMENT AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY
Gender budgeting has become one of the most important tools for substantive equality, meaning that gender is added to public expenditure. Although, India has taken a step towards Gender Budgeting since 2005–06 and has grown in the process, there are a number of gender gaps in economic parameters and status of women in the workplace. […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Function as an Arbitrator? A Legal and Ethical Analysis
Justice has always been regarded as a distinctly human responsibility. But as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of performing complex legal tasks, can it also be trusted to decide disputes? This question lies at the heart of the growing debate on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in arbitration. The expanding use of AI in […]
DIGNITY OVER PROLONGATION: A CASE COMMENTARY ON HARISH RANA v. UNION OF INDIA (2026 INSC 222)
The Supreme Court’s decision in Harish Rana v. Union of India is an important step in the evolving understanding of the right to die with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. Faced with the case of a patient in a permanent vegetative state, the Court recognised that the right to life also includes the […]
Property Rights of Live-in Partners in India
As live-in relationships become more common in India, the law has struggled to keep pace with the changing nature of personal relationships. Although courts have recognized the legitimacy of adults choosing to live together without marriage, there is still no clear legal framework governing their property rights. Questions relating to ownership, inheritance, and the division […]
Digital Arrest Scams and Existing Legal Remedies
In 2024, a prominent industrialist reportedly lost ₹7 crore after cybercriminals posing as CBI officers convinced him that he was under investigation for money laundering. For nearly two days, he remained under constant video surveillance, believing he was in the custody of law enforcement officials. In reality, he was the victim of a “digital arrest” […]
DK Basu versus State of West Bengal
It is a landmark judgement where in the supreme court of India constitutionalized the safeguard against the custodial torture and the custodial death. Responding to systematic police exercises the court, invoking article 21 and 22 laid down 11 mandatory guidelines for the arrest ,detention and interrogation including the identification of the officers ,medical examination and […]