Utkarsh Suman, O.P. Jindal Global University Can a constitutional function be performed correctly and yet not performed at all? which is to say can the sovereign power of the adjudication be delegated to someone else? Indian law, in all possible manner, has answered yes. Our country follows common law system. The architecture of the system assumes that rendering justice is naturally a human endeavor. A minister or a judge deciding on a dispute without personally hearing it ma

Khyati Chandan, JIMS Greater Noida, Affiliated To GGSIPU ABSTRACT: In these contemporary years, there has been a growing trend towards the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to assist the development of procedures related to judicial management and make the same more systematic, expeditious and comprehensive. Alas, such expanding use of AI- aided instruments in the judicial governance, results in many constitutional disputes because of the deficiency of an intelligible reas

Sriharsha Manchala, KLEF College of Law, KLEF (Deemed to Be) University, Andhra Pradesh INTRODUCTION Surrogacy, a practice where a woman carries and delivers a child on behalf of another individual or couple, has become a significant reproductive option for those facing infertility, medical conditions, or various personal circumstances. As a global phenomenon, surrogacy raises complex legal, ethical and societal issues that are often influenced by cultural, religious and econ

Inaan Prashere, Punjabi University, Patiala Emal Biju Pappachan, Punjabi University, Patiala 1. ABSTRACT This report analyses the tension between India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and the data requirements of generative AI systems. While the DPDP Act requires personal data to be processed only with free, informed, specific, and purpose-bound consent, generative AI models rely on large, diverse datasets and continuous training, often making complian

Tanya Dhir, Assistant Professor of Law, SHEDS College of Law, Solan, Affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The gig economy in India has rapidly expanded and transformed the nature of the labour markets in a fundamental way through new work models on platforms and technologies, algorithmic management, and rating systems driven by customer preferences and feedback. These platforms provide new forms of work flexibility but also (re)i

Md Asfak Hossain, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhari Law College affiliated to University of Calcutta ABSTRACT The Rise of Mobile-Based Gig Apps in India, People think that mobile-based gig apps are a thing for women in India because they can help women make more money. The idea is that women can work when they want and it is easy to get started. This study says that is not true. These apps are a way for companies to get out of taking care of their workers. The people who work for thes

Nasima Aktara Choudhury, Assam University, Silchar ABSTRACT Child protection remains a significant concern in India despite the existence of an extensive constitutional and statutory framework aimed at safeguarding children's rights. Vulnerable children continue to face multiple forms of exploitation, including child labour, trafficking, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, neglect, child marriage, and denial of access to education and healthcare. This article examines the

Padma Iyer, Government Law College, Mumbai ABSTRACT The Collingridge Dilemma is a term used for the erratic behaviour posed by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). A newly launched AI tool is generally difficult to control at the start due to the unpredictability of its consequences, but when such impacts come to light, it proves to be harder to mitigate. The reason for this - as elaborated below - is the laissez-faire approach adopted by: first, the developers right after the lau

Yash Rahul Kalbhor, BBA. LL.B. (Hons), MIT-WPU School of Law Research Intern (CCSFI), Centre for Crime Sciences and Forensic Intelligence ABSTRACT Counterfeit enforcement is often dominated by seizure-led and authenticity- focused responses that identify fake goods without disrupting the production and distribution systems behind them. This article develops a forensic- intelligence framework for moving from counterfeit detection to network attribution. Drawing on forensic tra

Anshu, Lloyd Law College “Bail is the rule and Jail, the exception.” — Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer ABSTRACT Is the routine denial of bail to an accused person legally and constitutionally sustainable? Under what precise, objective criteria can pre-trial incarceration be justified? Do existing bail mechanisms operate equitably across all socioeconomic strata, or do they perpetuate a system where social, economic, and political status dictate custodial outcomes? Crucially, how ca

Dr. Shreemanshu Kumar Dash and Sanyukta Kumari ABSTRACT Capital punishment in India, though constitutionally upheld under the rarest of rare doctrine, continues to evoke profound constitutional, ethical, and humanitarian debate concerning its necessity, proportionality, and irreversible consequences. This paper advances a novel legal proposition by examining the feasibility of compulsory or voluntary post-mortem harvesting of transplantable organs from death-row convicts whos

Anil Kumar, B.Sc., LL.M. (HRDE), Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The possession of an Indian passport is often misunderstood as conclusive proof of Indian citizenship. However, under Indian law, a passport is primarily a travel document issued under the Passports Act, 1967, whereas citizenship is determined by the Constitution of India and the Citizenship Act, 1955. A passport serves as evidence of identity and nationali

Adv Abhirami P, LLM Commercial Law, Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Choondy, Aluva ABSTRACT India's accession to the World Trade Organization in 1995 marked a decisive turning point in the regulation of its foreign trade, extending a rules-based multilateral discipline into domains previously governed by discretionary licensing and quantitative controls. This article examines how the WTO's core agreements GATT 1994, the Agreement on Agriculture, TRIPS, GATS, the SPS and

Mr. Omkar Mahapatra, PhD Scholar, KIIT School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Ms. Angelina Bernard, Advocate, Calcutta High Court, Kolkata ABSTRACT The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was conceptualised with one major objective: to balance the interests of right-holders with broader public welfare, particularly in developing and least-developed countries. TRIPS includes flexibilities like compulsory licensing, parallel i

Dr. Tamanna Bansal, Associate-Legal, Centre for WTO Studies, under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India ABSTRACT The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 6 of 2026), which received the assent of the President of India on 6 April 2026, marks the most extensive legislative overhaul of India's insolvency framework since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) itself came into force. Enacted a decade after the original Code, the A