Adv. Akhil Lalichan, Bharata Mata School of Law, Aluva Ernakulam Kerala ABSTRACT The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) occupies a pivotal position in India's foreign-trade administration. The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (“FTDR Act”) establishes the statutory framework within which imports and exports are regulated, while the DGFT functions as the principal administrative authority responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy formulated

Sheikh Abbas Bin Mohd, Research Assistant, Falcon Legal Chambers Musrat Mohd, Managing Partner, Falcon Legal Chambers Jaffar Ahmad Khan, Senior Associate, Falcon Legal Chambers ABSTRACT Algorithmic systems increasingly participate in public administration by allocating cases, identifying risk, verifying eligibility and structuring the information on which officials act. Scholarship has established that automated decision-making can redistribute discretion, obscure decisional

Tejasvee Kumar, BBA LLB (H), Amity Law School, Amity University, Patna. ABSTRACT Due diligence serves as the indispensable cornerstone of any successful merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction, functioning not merely as a risk- mitigation exercise, but as an active value-creation mechanism. In high- stakes corporate restructurings, the strategic pursuit of synergies, market expansion, and technical capability often obscures deep-seated transactional hazards. A rigorous due d

Banveer Kaur Jhinger, Assistant Professor of Law, University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana ABSTRACT Fertile farmland is limited. It feeds the nation. But land is also needed for roads and highways. When fertile land is taken for a highway, it is lost for farming forever. This is a threat to food security. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has a special safeguard for s

Amos Mwita Ndegi, LL.B., MBA, Principal State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney General, Dodoma, Tanzania ABSTRACT The sweeping progression of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has fundamentally transformed the manner in which justice is administered throughout the world. Courts are increasingly moving from paper-based systems towards electronic filing, electronic case management, digital records, online publication of judgments, electronic payment, virtual

Donatus Nicholas Nditi, Law Lecturer, University of Iringa, Iringa, Tanzania. Genoveva Asiimwe Byemelwa, Senior Resident Magistrate, Kagera, Tanzania. ABSTRACT Increment in digitization of social, commercial, and criminal activities has transformed the nature of evidence presented before courts. Digital evidence, including electronic communications, computer-generated records, mobile phone data, and digital forensic materials, has become central to modern criminal investigati

Farhana Banu S, The Central Law College, Salem ABSTRACT The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 empowers the Central and State Governments to appoint Commissions of Inquiry to investigate matters of definite public importance. These commissions are intended to function as independent fact-finding bodies that uncover the truth, identify administrative failures, and recommend corrective measures. Although they possess several powers of a civil court, their findings are generally r

Vibodh Singh, National Law Institute University, Bhopal Nripangana Deka, National Law Institute University, Bhopal ABSTRACT The Supreme Court of India's decision in ASF Buildtech (P) Ltd v Shapoorji Pallonji and Co (P) Ltd resolved a long-standing conflict among the High Courts on whether an arbitral tribunal may, on its own motion, implead a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement under the Group of Companies Doctrine. Existing commentary has largely treated the decision a

Mouneka Selvam, B.A., LL.B., The Central Law College, Salem ABSTRACT The accelerated advancement of Artificial Intelligence has transformed the creation and circulation of digital content. Among its most far- reaching implications are deepfakes, which adopt artificial intelligence to create or influence audio, video, pictures, or other digital contents so credibly that fabricated events may appear authentic. While synthetic media can advance a legitimate objective in educatio

Vijay Krishna Sathya Narayanan, The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT Witnesses occupy a fundamental position in the administration of criminal justice, as their testimony often provides the evidentiary foundation upon which criminal investigations and judicial determinations depend. However, threats, intimidation, coercion, inducement, and retaliation against witnesses can seriously undermine their ability to testify freely and truthfully. Witness protection is

Rishabh Sisodiya, Samarth Udasin & Rohit Kadian, National Law Institute University, Bhopal ABSTRACT The Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024, notified on 6 December 2024 under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, replaced a colonial-era interception framework with a fresh statutory scheme, yet reproduced its most significant institutional defect: the body charged with reviewing interception orders is composed entirely of

M. Pushparani, LL.M. (CBCS), School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai 1. ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse represents one of the most serious forms of victimisation because its consequences extend far beyond the immediate commission of the offence. A child victim may experience physical injury, psychological trauma, fear, stigma, disruption of education and deterioration of family and social relationships. The vulnerability of children is fur

Adv. Shahanaz Salim, LLM (Commercial Law), Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies Choondy, Aluva ABSTRACT The regulation of exports and the conservation of foreign exchange constitute two interconnected dimensions of India’s economic governance. Although India has progressively moved from a highly restrictive system of foreign- exchange control towards a liberalised and market-oriented regime, the State continues to exercise substantial regulatory authority over exports, foreig

Protection Of Long-Standing Tenants Against Eviction And Displacement Arising From Demolition, Reconstruction And Redevelopment Of Tenanted Premises: A Study Of Indian Rent-Control Jurisprudence With Special Reference To Uttar Pradesh Taha Tafseer ABSTRACT This study critically examines Long-standing tenancy arrangements, particularly those continuing across multiple generations, present complex legal questions when landlords seek to demolish, reconstruct, or redevelop tenant

Aashita Das, Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology (GGSIPU) ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has exemplified how tensions exist between pharmaceutical patent monopoly, business interests, and the right of humans to health. This paper discusses the interaction of corporate patent practices, such as ever greening, patent thickets, the delay of technology transfer and restrictive licensing with the TRIPS flexibilities and the obligations of States under the Internationa

S.R. Prabakaran, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi ABSTRACT On 26 August 2026, a catastrophic glacial collapse and cascading landslide- flood disaster struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, mainly impacting Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts, killing several hundred people, missing well over a thousand and destroying homes, bridges, roads and hydropower infrastructure. Scientists have tied the triggering glacial and permafrost collapse to long-term atmospheric warm

Upasana Ghosh, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at ICFAI University, Dehradun ABSTRACT This article traces how Indian law has authorised the killing of dangerous, “man-eating” wildlife, with insight into three cases from colonial India: the Leopard of Rudraprayag (1918-1926), Champawat tigress (1900-1907) and the Chowgarh Tigers (1925-1930). It situates these hunts within the colonial status of the Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act (1912), Indian Forest Act (1878 and 1927) and Arms Act

Ariba Khan, National Law Institute University, Bhopal Sarga P.S., National Law Institute University, Bhopal ABSTRACT Cartels pose a unique enforcement challenge because they are designed to operate in secrecy, making detection, rather than prohibition, the central difficulty for competition authorities. This paper examines India’s leniency regime under Section 46 of the Competition Act, 2002, and its recent evolution into “leniency plus” through the Competition (Amendment) Ac

Arsha R.S., Government Law College, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ABSTRACT Women’s rights are now one of the most cherished human rights. Earlier women’s rights were not given much importance so that for many years, women’s rights activists have struggled hard to address the violation of rights and problems faced by women. Subsequently women’s right have been recognized as an inalienable human right in both national as well as international level. Technolog

Swati Gupta, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala ABSTRACT India's banking sector has, for over two decades, grappled with wilful loan default and the flight of high-profile debtors beyond the reach of domestic courts.1 Parliament has responded through a layered statutory architecture, namely the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, the