Riya Khedekar, School of Law, Vijaybhoomi University Anuradha Padhy, School of Law, Vijaybhoomi University ABSTRACT In today ’ s knowledge-driven economy, safeguarding trade secrets, particularly those arising from research and development (R&D), is essential for industrial growth and innovation. Unlike patents or copyrights, trade secrets do not require registration; their value depends on confidentiality. However, India lacks a dedicated statute for trade secret protection,

Mayuri Dhone, LLM, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar ABSTRACT The rise of the gig economy has significantly changed traditional employment by replacing managerial oversight with algorithmic control. While this tech-driven business model offers efficiency, flexibility, and convenience to workers, entrepreneurial freedom often comes at the cost of fundamental labor rights and protections, as employers label workers as ‘ independent contractors ’ to avoid responsibili

Janaan Naseeb Mulamparambil & Adiba Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Faculty of Law, Aligarh ABSTRACT Being Uprooted from soil that nourished one’s childhood, the land that instilled nationalism in blood and the place that was called home to be thrown away to somewhere on earth and left with no hope other than mere existence, fleeing just to breath fresh air is the plight of a climate refugee, a life no one would opt for. The latest reports of Internal Displacement Monitoring

Mallika SK, CMR School of Legal Studies ABSTRACT Remand is a vital component of India’s criminal procedure framework, designed to balance investigative requirements with the constitutional protection of personal liberty. Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, continues the structure earlier contained in Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, while introducing limited modernizations such as flexible police custody, electronic producti

Manisha Yadav, PhD Scholar, University of Lucknow ABSTRACT With India nearing the 2026 census and resultant delimitation, the air is filled with debates of pros and cons of such vast exercise after almost more than two decades. The concerns are, primarily, two-fold. One, of transparency and gerrymandering and the other of federal equity. While these concerns are real and apparent, there is no denial to the fact that census and delimitation are both, a long due tasks to be und

Varsha Singh, BBA LLB (Hons.), University of Mumbai Law Academy ABSTRACT The presumption of innocence is one of the most cherished values of criminal law and constitutional jurisprudence. Rooted in Article 14(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and implicit in Articles 20 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, it requires that no person be punished unless the prosecution proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Yet, Indian legislatures have enact

R. Vanlalpeki , PhD Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi ABSTRACT The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India lists the official languages recognised for specific constitutional purposes. While its scope has expanded from 14 to 22 languages since 1950, no constitutional or statutory criteria govern the inclusion of further languages. Through information obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005, this note examines the absence of objective norms, the polit

Apoorva Singh, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi Sidhanth Singh, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University ABSTRACT This study examines the intricate relationship between freedom of speech and blasphemy laws, examining the ways in which various legal frameworks try to balance democratic rights with religious sensitivity. The study looks at three different countries India, Pakistan, and the UK to show how historical, constitutional, and sociopolitical factors influence how religious o

Dr. Sharita Sharma, Assistant Professor, Sikkim Government Law College, Lower Burtuk, Gangtok, Sikkim. I. Introduction The Compensation to victim of crime is a matter of concern, throughout the world the condition of the victims of crime is not better. The function of Compensation is straightforward. Compensation serves to right what would otherwise count as wrongful injuries to persons or their property. For a quite, long time the victim was not concern for traditional crimi

Arpana Devi & Dr. Mukesh Mohan ABSTRACT While institutional failures in implementing the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) are well-documented, I argue that a purely institutional critique is insufficient. The legal framework operates within a socio-cultural ecosystem defined by entrenched patriarchy, pervasive social stigma, and the “culture of silence” that normalizes violence. This article moves beyond the “law in books” to analyze the “law in li

Pranav Teja Ravula, OP Jindal Global University ABSTRACT The accelerating global energy transition has increased tension between investor protection and State sovereignty within international investment law. As governments implement climate and decarbonization policies, the prospect of investor-State arbitration under investment treaties increasingly impacts regulatory behavior-a phenomenon termed regulatory chill. This paper examines how the doctrinal expansion of fair and e

Fathima M & Shanthinisha S, LL.M, Department of International Law and Organisations Dr. Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT The rule of law serves as the basis of the modern international legal system, determining how countries communicate, settle disagreements, and use power according to accepted standards instead of force. Its origins lie in philosophy and the early practices of states, and over time, it has developed from a system mainly focused on Europe into one that is bro

Harinibai. R, SASTRA Deemed University. Poorna K, SASTRA Deemed University. ABSTRACT In the contemporary digital-driven world, intangible assets such as trade secrets have emerged as an important strategy driving businesses and giving them a competitive edge. Unlike other forms of IPR such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks, the trade secret still lacks a standalone legislation for its protection and are currently governed under different legislations such as the contract

Ankush Bansal, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara —144 001, Punjab, India ABSTRACT The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act (PPV&FRA), 2001 represents a landmark in India’s agricultural intellectual property framework, designed to balance breeders’ innovation rights with farmers’ traditional seed sovereignty. This review traces the historical evolution of plant variety protection from pre

Gargi Vashisht, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata ABSTRACT This study examines the challenges in protecting Indigenous medicinal knowledge in India and its impact on health rights within the context of intellectual property regimes. It critically analyses the effectiveness of current legal frameworks, including the Patent Act, 1970 and the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, in safeguarding traditional medicinal practices against biopiracy and mis

Riya Dev Sharma, VIPS, Delhi Kirti Siwan, VIPS, Delhi ABSTRACT This research paper deals with the analysis of the development of the immunities and privileges of the trade unions in three phases. Prior to the Trade Unions Act of 1926, the workers experienced an utmost absence of statutory shield which resulted in prosecution and penalization. After the Buckingham Mill Case, the dynamic shifted with the enactment of the Trade Unions Act as it legalised the formation of the tra

Aparna T, BA LLB (Hons), Chettinad School of Law Darshanram Karthik S, BA LLB (Hons), Chettinad School of Law Mrs. Jehibha N, Assistant Professor of Law, Chettinad School of Law ABSTRACT The Indian Income Tax Act, 1961 accords significant tax exemptions to charitable and religious trusts under Sections 11 to 13, reflecting the legislature’s intent to encourage philanthropy and social welfare. However, the operation of these provisions has often sparked debate over their scope

Dr. Mononita Kundu Das, St. Xavier's University Kolkata Introduction: Feminist concerns have found a place in law, increasingly over the past years. The ‘digitalisation of intimacy’ during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in overall sexual behaviour online, including an increase in sexual deviance online. Such digital sexual deviance includes online stalking, online sexual harassment, revenge pornography, online dating scams, etc. The typical victim of revenge por

Mr Ashish Shahi, Assistant Professor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Language University Lucknow. Introduction The digital age has transformed the criminal justice landscape by making electronic data ubiquitous in investigations. Crime today often involves computers, smartphones, cloud services and social media, producing vast amounts of “cyber evidence.” In response, India’s legislature and judiciary have struggled to adapt 19th-century laws to 21st-century technology. The Informat

Kirubakaran S, LLM, Christ University, Bangalore ABSTRACT Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has emerged as a trans-formative mechanism for efficiently resolving disputes in the rapidly expanding e- commerce sector. The increase in digital transactions has led to a simultaneous rise in small claims disputes including defective products, payment issues, and delivery delays. Traditional court systems struggle with backlog and procedural delays that disproportionately affect consum

Viveka S, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, has had a major impact on India’s child rights jurisprudence. It mainly focuses on the treatment of juveniles aged between 16 and 18 accused of heinous crimes. This change has been driven by the public demand for accountability after the 2012 Nirbhaya case. The act introduced Section 15, which empowers the Juvenile Justice Board to conduct a prelimi

Anshika Kumari, National Law University, Odisha, Jomjar Padu, National Law University, Odisha I. Introduction The rise of generative AI has changed creativity in different ways which refuses long term held notions relating to authorship and originality. Copyright law since long assumed that creativity in humans is the product of skill, labour and imagination. Machine learning systems nowadays, trained on huge data sets are writing poetry, composing music, creating visual art,

Prof. Gopal Prasad, Professor, Department of Political Science, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur Arya Verma, Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur ABSTRACT The paper is a overall study of Indian judiciary’s vital role in safeguarding and advancing women’s constitutional rights through the principle of judicial review, through which courts preserve fundamental rights to counter the actions of

Jhilmil Dyundi, Navrachana University ABSTRACT This book review critically examines George Orwell’s Animal Farm as a political allegory that explores the dynamics of power, revolution, and the corruption of ideals. Through a detailed analysis of the novel’s characters, narrative structure, and symbolic elements, the review demonstrates how Orwell uses animal fable to reflect the historical trajectory of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalinist dictatorship. The discus