GENDER, POWER, AND THE WORKPLACE : A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW UNDER THE POSH ACT, 2013
Sexual harassment at the workplace is fundamentally a structural problem of gender power hierarchies that had long determined the organization of labor in India. The most significant legislative response by India to sexual harassment has been the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, known colloquially and legally as the […]
LEGAL INTERVENTIONS IN GENDER INEQUALITY : FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES FROM INDIA
One of the most comprehensive projects of social engineering through law of any post-colonial nation-state in the world, the framework of laws governing gender equality in India has grown from fundamental rights under the Constitution to legislation designed to deal with issues such as domestic violence, matrimonial cruelty and reproductive freedom, gradually increasing the repertoire […]
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION: A SOCIO-LEGAL STUDY OF THE POCSO Act, 2012
Child sexual abuse is one of the worst attacks on human dignity, and not only should the laws be made to prevent such abuses, but they should also be practiced. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) was enacted by the Parliament of India to combat the rising issue of child […]
PRIVACY RIGHTS AND SOCIAL SURVEILLANCE IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA
India’s digital boom hasn’t just made life more connected. It’s also brought a flood of new tech that tracks people by state, by businesses, and pretty much everywhere. Take the biometric systems: they decide who gets food or welfare. Or the facial recognition cameras popping up in public places. Or laws that hand huge interception […]
Cross-Border Insolvency in India: Evaluating the Need for UNCITRAL Model Law Adoption in 2026.
Modern global trade operates with assets and debts scattered across multiple nations, yet legal frameworks often remain confined within strict national boundaries. While India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016 successfully reformed domestic debt resolution, its cross-border mechanism under Sections 234 and 235 remains inadequate, relying on non-existent bilateral treaties and exact reciprocity. This statutory […]
Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies (2025): Exploring the Limits of Judicial Power to Modify Arbitral Awards.
The landmark ruling in Gayatri Balasamy v. M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited, delivered on April 30, 2025, settled a crucial controversy in Indian arbitration law by determining whether courts possess the authority to modify arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The case arose from an employment dispute involving sexual […]
Is Your Influencer Secretly an AI? The New 2026 Disclosure Laws
As artificial intelligence continues to seamlessly blend into digital marketing, the line between authentic human creators and hyper-realistic synthetic personas has blurred. This document examines the critical shift in global digital marketing regulations in 2026, which mandate strict transparency for AI-generated influencers to prevent consumer deception. Relying on traditional “#ad” or “#sponsored” tags is no […]
The Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Decriminalizing Business and its Impact on Ease of Doing Business in India.
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, approved by the Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026, marks a sweeping shift away from India’s colonial-era legacy of regulatory overcriminalization. For decades, minor compliance lapses like typos and paperwork errors carried severe prison threats, creating an atmosphere of fear that heavily burdened entrepreneurs and small businesses. […]
Test Identification Parade: A Duty to Cooperate or a Right to Refuse?
This paper examines the legal debate surrounding Test Identification Parades (TIPs) and whether an accused has a duty to participate or a constitutional right to refuse. It is based on the Supreme Court judgment in Mukesh Singh v State (2023), the right against self-incrimination in Article 20(3) and various interpretations of legal scholars. The paper […]
NO SAFETY NET, WHY THE LAW FORGOT INDIA’S CIRCUS WORKERS
This paper looks at the absence of any legislation to protect adult circus workers in India, even though they are engaged in dangerous activities. It discusses the history of non-effectiveness of protective legislation, the absence of circus workers from important labour laws and the implications of this loophole in the regulatory system as per Article […]