Rehan Pande, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur ABSTRACT For nearly three decades, India’s arbitration regime has promised speed and finality, yet it has often reproduced the very delay and judicial entanglement it was designed to avoid. This paper surveys the legislative and institutional project to transform Indian arbitration from an ad hoc, court-dependent model into a truly institutional one, in which specialized centers, rather than individual arbitrators and o

Amartya Urs, B.A. LL.B., St. Joseph’s College of Law Joshua Joseph N, B.A. LL.B., St. Joseph’s College of Law ABSTRACT There are currently 405,000 refugees in India, which include 213,578 refugees recognised/ registered by the Government of India. Both historically and in the present day, India has served as a place of refuge for various ethnic communities. Coupled with this fact is the general acceptance and assimilation into society that refugees have commonly enjoyed in In

Dr. Dhananjay Madheshia, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur / Buddha Law College Mr. Diwakar Prasad Dwivedi, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur / Buddha Law College ABSTRACT Digital governance has transformed the manner in which public administration functions across the globe. Governments are increasingly adopting digital technologies to enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, and citizen participation in governance. In India, init

Archit Chatterjee, KIIT School of Law ABSTRACT The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India 2016 was made for a world where businesses had plants, receivables and land. It was not made for a world where a company’s balance sheet would include certificate that says they did not release a certain amount of carbon dioxide into the air but this time has come. The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023 notifies under section 14(w) of Energy Conservation Act, 1999 has created a market w

Dr. Dhananjay Madheshia, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur / Buddha Law College Mr. Diwakar Prasad Dwivedi, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur / Buddha Law College ABSTRACT Mob lynching has emerged as one of the gravest threats to the rule of law and constitutional democracy in India. Such incidents, often driven by caste, religion, language, personal belief, or misinformation spread through digital platforms, undermine the criminal justic

Janani R, Assistant Professor, Crescent School of Law ABSTRACT Euthanasia, especially the right to die with dignity, has become a controversial topic in legal, ethical, and medical discussions. The interpretation of the "right to life"- whether it includes the right to die, particularly in situations involving terminal illness and unbearable suffering is at the forefront of this debate. The "right to die with dignity" does not imply a right to a premature or unnatural death;

Ms. Shamayeeta Dey, LLM (Human Rights, AIALS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. ABSTRACT The Supreme Court has told India, more than once and in increasingly forceful language, that the right to shelter lives inside Article 21. It said so in 1985, when it linked pavement dwellers' evictions to the right to livelihood. It said so again in 1996, dropping the hedge entirely and calling shelter a fundamental right in its own name. And it said so with real teeth in November

Ananya Jain, B.A.LLB, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadhur Khalsa College Jabalpur (M.P.) ABSTRACT Live-in relationships are a social occurrence in India that have challenged and transformed many traditional views on marriage. The judiciary in India, particularly the Supreme Court and the High Courts, has played a significant role in shaping the legal framework surrounding live-in relationships. Their rulings and decisions have helped define and clarify the legal implications and limits of

Ananya Jain, B.A. LL.B., Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College Jabalpur (M.P.) ABSTRACT The introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Madhya Pradesh in July 2026 is a major step in India's discussion about changing personal laws. This idea comes from Article 44 of the Constitution, which aims to have the same civil laws for everyone. The UCC in Madhya Pradesh tries to bring together different personal laws that deal with marriage, divorce, inheritance, and how property i

Priyanshu Mehta, Presidency University, Bengaluru Radhika Sah, Kristu Jayanti (deemed to be university), Bengaluru ABSTRACT A key turning point in the history of constitutional law in India is the creation of environmental rights within the scope of the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Through purposive and liberal interpretations of Article 21, the Supreme Court of India has succeeded in transforming the protection of environment from bein

Gaurik Kaushik, O.P. Jindal Global Law University ABSTRACT Investigating possible violations of international criminal law by Israeli governmental and military authorities during the ongoing Israel–Hamas conflict is the central focus of this research. The confrontation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has raised serious concerns regarding alleged war crimes and breaches of international criminal law. The International Criminal Court (ICC) provides a potential mechanism for pr

S. Pavisha, The Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, SOEL, Taramani ABSTRACT This article examines a detailed statutory framework under Order XXXIII of code of civil procedure. It focuses on the concept of indigent person, eligible criteria and their benefits available to them. It also discusses about safeguards provided to prevent misuse of this provision. Further the main aim of this article is to analyse the effectiveness of Order XXXIII in ensuring equal access to justi

Raghav Sivakumar, Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai ABSTRACT Honour killings, one of the most enduring and violent expressions of caste and community control over individual choice, continue to occur across India with disturbing regularity, yet Indian criminal law contains no offence that names them as such. This paper examines the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which replaced the Indian Penal Code from 1 July 2024, and argues that its drafters missed a genui

Ashika Chauhan, BA LL.B. (Hons), University School of Law & Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. ABSTRACT In January 2025, the Supreme Court of India in the case of Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. v. Girish Sriram Juneja ruled that the provisions of Section 31(4) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which mandates sanction of a resolution plan by the Committee of Creditors after first securing an approval by the Competition Commission of India f

P. ASHA, B.A., LL.B., S. Thangapazham Law College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamilnadu. K. Rajesh Kumar, B.COM. ML., (Ph.D), Faculty of Law, S.Thangapazham Law College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamilnadu. 1.ABSTRACT Victim compensation has emerged as an essential component of the criminal justice system, recognizing that victims of crime often suffer significant physical, psychological, emotional, and financial harm. In India, the concept of victim compensation has gained prom

Tamana Kawoosa, University of Kashmir ABSTRACT Euthanasia lies at the difficult confluence of constitutional liberty, medical ethics, criminal law and the State's competing interest in preserving life. The Supreme Court’s decisions in P. Rathinam v. Union of India, Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab, Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug v. Union of India and Common Cause v. Union of India have shaped Euthanasia in India. Recently, the Supreme Court’s 2026 decision in Harish Rana v. Union of

Kadiyala Venkata Sahitya, Ph.D. Scholar, KLEF College of Law, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, KL (Deemed-to-be) University, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India Dr. Megha Ojha, Associate Professor of Law, KLEF College of Law, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, KL (Deemed-to-be) University, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The balance between the private interest of the inventor and the public interest in the dissemination of knowledge is

Priyanka B, Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which came into force on 1 July 2024, represents a landmark overhaul of India’s criminal procedural law, replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). Among its most consequential provisions are those governing bail the legal mechanism by which an accused person is conditionally released from custody pending trial. This paper provides a comprehensive doctri

Priyanka B, Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT The Commercial Courts Act, 2015, as amended in 2018, fundamentally restructured the adjudicatory landscape for intellectual property rights (IPR) disputes in India. By designating suits relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, geographical indications, and plant variety protection as 'commercial disputes of a specified value,' the Act channelled IPR infringement litigation into a dedicated fast-track forum

Subhasis Nayak, B.A. LL.B., University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.* ABSTRACT As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly progresses as an assistive tool in the music industry, questions arise in respect of the copyrightability of generated musical work. Whether the developer or the prompter is the author of that work is the pertinent question. Other aspects that will be discussed in this piece are rights incidental or ancillary to copyright like performers’ r

Kailash Chandrakant Agavane, Research Scholar,Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Dr. Dharmender, Assistant Professor,Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. ABSTRACT Environmental jurisprudence the concept that the polluter pays occupies a fundamental yet still contested position Initially a price mechanism for allocating pollution control damages among industries, it has since changed into a formidable st

Kriti Sinha, Presidency University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Siddhi Rashi IIT (ISM), Dhanbad ABSTRACT Electronic literature, commonly referred to as e-literature, is one of the major innovations that have occurred in the realm of literary creativity. As compared to conventional printed literature, e-literature involves interaction, media diversity, hypertext, and even participation of readers as an essential element of storytelling. Although these innovations provide great

Sagnik Banerjee, BBA LLB (Hons.), Amity Law School, Kolkata ABSTRACT Marital rape – the non-consensual sexual intercourse of a wife by her husband – remains uncriminalized in India under Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This paper examines the doctrinal, constitutional, and human rights dimensions of this anomaly. It begins with an overview of the literature and international norms, tracing the historical roots of the marital rape exemption in Victor

Tanveen Kaur, University of Delhi ABSTRACT Electoral reforms play a pivotal role in shaping the democratic landscape of India while ensuring free, fair and transparent elections. Over the years India has witnessed a series of legislative, judicial and institutional interventions aimed at addressing electoral malpractices and strengthening democratic integrity. This study critically examines key electoral reforms focusing on their effectiveness in enhancing transparency, reduc