Aditya Vidyarthi, NALSAR University of Law Saumya Mishra, NALSAR University of Law ABSTRACT The rising level of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) has posed a significant challenge to the stability and efficiency of the banking sector. Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) were introduced in India as specialized financial institutions. Their primary objective is to reduce the burden of bad loans on banks and improve the overall health of the financial system. This study examines th

Ms. Aakriti Duggal, BA LLB, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, GGSIPU ABSTRACT “Consent is the foundation of any sexual relationship, yet the term marriage has been used as shield to justify forces sexual relations. If rape is a crime outside marriage why should a wedding ring erase a women’s right to say no”. Marital rape in today’s context is no so discussed and an overlooked topic of sexual violence. Many people wish to talk and express their related concern

Vandana, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, India Dr. Akanksha Garg Agarwal, Research Supervisor, Department of Law, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRACT In India, witness testimony is crucial to the functioning of the adversarial criminal justice system, yet circumstances of threatening harassment, loss of income, and sheer disregard of witnesses have led to the normalisation of the p

Ruchi Rai & Mihika Singh, LLB, Symbiosis Law School, Pune 1. ABSTRACT Indemnity contracts are important for risk-sharing in modern commerce. However, Sections 124 and 125 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, remain confined to a rigid definition that fails to meet contemporary needs. This research paper critically examines these statutory provisions, identifying three major legal gaps that expose commercial parties to unjustified risk. First, the Act fails to recognise implied c

Monisha M, Sree Narayana Law College, Poothotta, Kerala affiliated under MG University Introduction Corporate governance refers to the system of rules, processes, and practices through which a company is directed and controlled. It establishes a framework that defines the relationships among shareholders, management, the board of directors, and other stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, financiers, customers, and government authorities. Effective corporate governance

Shafa Lilothia, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi (DU); Global College of Law, Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) ABSTRACT Gender equality remains one of the most pressing yet systematically undermined human rights imperatives of the twenty-first century. Despite near-universal ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developin

Rishav Tater, JIS University, West Bengal ABSTRACT The transition of corporate financial documentation from physical ledger books to cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has fundamentally altered the landscape of corporate litigation. With the enactment of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, which replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with effect from July 1, 2024, the Indian legislature has redefined the evidentiary threshold for digital records.

Anushka Sharma, Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Sanika Limbulkar, Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Introduction: Free Speech in the Contemporary Era In the contemporary era, a single online statement has the potential to reach millions within seconds. Although, this connectivity has bolstered civic participation, it has also escalated the spread of hate speech. Modern democracies therefore face a critical dilemma: s

Bedabrata Roy, BBA LLB (H), LLM (Criminal Law), ICFAI Law School, Jharkhand ABSTRACT Drug addiction is a major issue in our society, with startling figures indicating that roughly 60% of people are addicted to substances like nicotine, alcohol and other drugs. Many of these chemicals are regulated via the illicit trade in narcotics, such as opium, cannabis, brown sugar, heroin and cocaine which is still expanding. The word narcotic is derived from the Greek word narcosis, whi

Mr. Namit Kumar Srivastava, Research Scholar, Sharda School of Law, Sharda University Dr. Saurabh Kishor, Assistant Professor, Sharda School of Law, Sharda University ABSTRACT With the increase of rockets being launched into outer space, many questions are being raised recently. What does this process of rocket launching do to the local environment and ecosystem? What effects does it have on the atmosphere due to the rocket exhaust being injected directly into the stratospher

Aryan Leander Wishard, PhD, Renaissance University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Namaswi Gupta, LLM, Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh ABSTRACT The Madhya Pradesh Gazette notification dated June 25, 2026, issued by the Home Department, has introduced a state-level amendment concerning electronic evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The amendment is a significant step in the legal paradigm, especially for pres

Shreypuri, B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), Bharati Vidyapeeth University, New Delhi ABSTRACT The globalisation of trade and capital has produced a class of insolvencies whose assets, creditors and operations straddle several jurisdictions, yet the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was principally conceived as a domestic, territorial statute. Its only original engagement with the transnational dimension lay in Sections 234 and 235, which permit the Central Government to conclude bil

Shrey Puri, B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), Bharati Vidyapeeth University ABSTRACT Indian law has never enacted a general statute defining or governing the live-in relationship— the consensual cohabitation of two adults outside marriage. Its recognition has instead been the work of the judiciary, which, drawing on the guarantee of life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and the fundamental right to privacy, has progressively carved out a protected space for coha

Neha Saini, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Maharshi Dayanand University Centre for Professional and Allied Studies (MDU-CPAS), Gurugram Bharat Bhushan, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Maharshi Dayanand University Centre for Professional and Allied Studies (MDU-CPAS), Gurugram I. INTRODUCTION What happens when a constitution assigns an act to an authority who simply refuses to perform it? Article 200 answers this for the Governor's assent to State Bills by prescribing three courses of action and, on

Dr. H.T. Aravinda, Assistant Professor of Law, Visveswarapura College of Law, Bengaluru. ABSTRACT Climate security has become one of the most pressing policy issues of our time, as we increasingly understand that climate change not only poses environmental threats, but also economic, health, governance and security challenges to countries. The term climate security has become a popular term both in international policy and academic debate but its definition is far from unifor

Divishi Suri, OP Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal University ABSTRACT The Collegium system, though born of a constitutionally defensible imperative to safeguard judicial independence against executive overreach, has over three decades evolved into an institution that is difficult to justify on democratic grounds. This paper argues that the Collegium's central defect is not merely administrative opacity, but a deeper structural failure: it has concentrated the power of self

Rajakulasekharan. V, Tamil Nadu National Law University ABSTRACT India's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme and India Semiconductor Mission have increased the publicly funded semiconductor design innovation, yet the ownership and licensing of the semiconductor layout- design rights generated through such funding remains largely subjected to uncertainty. The ownership and licensing of the semiconductor layout- design rights generated through such funding remains largely unce

Yagvendra Singh, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Shri Davara University Dr. Shyamali Naidu, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Shri Davara University INTRODUCTION The Indian judiciary has played a pivotal role in safeguarding prisoners’ rights, addressing systemic issues in prison administration, and ensuring humane treatment through landmark judgments. By interpreting constitutional provisions, particularly Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty), the Supreme Co

Urvashi Choudhary, LL.M., University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh ABSTRACT The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has re-entered Indian constitutional life not as an abstract Directive Principle but as operative state legislation. Between February 2024 and July 2026, four states Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh enacted their own civil codes, converting a seven-decade- old constitutional aspiration under Article 44 into a contested field of on

Anshika Kapoor, B.B.A. LL.B., Bharati Vidyapeeth University ABSTRACT The taxation of the digital economy presents a structural challenge to international tax rules designed in an era when economic value was created and taxed at the point of physical presence. Digital business models allow multinational enterprises to generate substantial revenues from users and markets in which they have no taxable establishment, exploiting the mismatch between the nexus rules of the existing

Anshika Kapoor, B.B.A. LL.B., Bharati Vidyapeeth University ABSTRACT The emergence of generative artificial intelligence systems capable of producing literary, artistic, musical, and audiovisual works of considerable sophistication has exposed a structural fault line in the architecture of copyright law as it exists in virtually every jurisdiction in the world. Copyright doctrine is built on the premise of human authorship: the author is the natural person whose intellectual

Anshika Kapoor, B.B.A. LL.B., Bharati Vidyapeeth University ABSTRACT Corporate governance and environmental, social, and governance compliance have undergone a structural transformation in India over the decade since the enactment of the Companies Act, 2013. What began as a legislative effort to modernise company law following the corporate fraud revelations of the Satyam scandal has evolved into a comprehensive framework encompassing board composition and independence requir

Nishalya Singh, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University ABSTRACT The Research Paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil, examining how courts across different jurisdictions depart from the foundational principle of separate legal personality established in Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. While this doctrine ordinarily shields directors and shareholders from being personally liable for the acts of a company, courts hav

Satharasi Vasudeva Naidu, Advocate and Research Scholar, University Law College and Department of Studies in Law, Bangalore University Prof. Dr. N. Dasharath, Professor & Former Principal, University Law College and Department of Studies in Law, Bangalore University ABSTRACT Extension of Time (EOT) is an important contractual tool in government works contracts where delays are not caused by the contractor. This becomes especially crucial in public infrastructure projects wher