Rahee Chaudhari, Symbiosis Law School, Pune ABSTRACT New forms of criminals and new forms of crime are being introduced to the investigating agencies all over the world. As a continuously changing phenomenon, agencies under investigation must constantly upgrade their machinery, infrastructure, data communication and data sharing in an effort to catch the criminals. Economic offences using Cryptonetworks and aided by Artificial intelligence, the criminals are masquerading wick

Rahee Chaudhari, LLM, Symbiosis Law School Pune ABSTRACT Gaming ecosystem has become one of the most important and controversial ones in the modern legal discussion, including online gaming, gambling/betting sites, and professional e-sports. This study will look at the regulatory framework, the judicial precedents and economic impacts of three different jurisdictions India, the United States and Nepal and in particular, the recently passed Promotion and Regulation of Online G

S Aishwarya, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Law, Bangalore ABSTRACT Parenthood is still seen through the narrow lenses of biology and marriage in India, thus discriminating against individuals and families outside this traditional framework. Despite rising infertility rates and an increase in adoption the law has failed to adequately accommodate non-biological pathways to parenthood. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, the Juvenile Justice Act not only have p

Shreya Saloni & Avishkar A. Jadhav, DES SNFLC ABSTRACT In India biodiversity is in real danger. Despite having comprehensive wildlife protection laws such as the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and various other laws protecting animals, forests, and nature. However, the problem still persists due to weaker enforcements and lower conviction rates. Indian courts have stepped in and made a real

Sankalp Singh, LL.M., Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow ABSTRACT The doctrine of fair dealing under the Copyright Act, 1957 constitutes the principal statutory limitation upon the exclusive rights of copyright holders in India. It reflects the internal balancing mechanism of copyright law, which seeks to reconcile economic incentives for creators with broader societal interests in access to culture and knowledge. In the contemporary digital ecosystem, the music i

M. Mahisha Malar, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai Selgin B, Joy University, Tirunelveli ABSTRACT Freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution forms the foundation of democratic governance. Historically, mass media functioned as a democratic watchdog, facilitating informed public discourse and accountability. However, the rapid expansion of digital media, social networking platforms, and artificial intelligence-based

Dr. V. John Peter, B.E, LL.B., Government Law College, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu ABSTRACT Preventive detention represents one of the most exceptional powers available to the executive in a constitutional democracy. Though constitutionally permitted in India, it was intended to operate only under extraordinary circumstances involving threats to public order or national security. In recent years, however, preventive detention has increasingly been employed as a routine policing m

Deepika Mohnani, National Law Institute University, Bhopal Ankit Singh, National law Institute University, Bhopal ABSTRACT This essay critically examines the regulatory and legal dimensions of India’s ongoing IPO surge in light of the SEBI (ICDR) Amendments, 2025. It explores how the revised framework seeks to enhance market transparency, streamline compliance, and safeguard investor interests amid a rapidly expanding capital market. Key changes, ranging from promoter lock-in

Anamta Khan, LLM, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi ABSTRACT The rarest-of-rare doctrine forms the constitutional threshold for imposing the death penalty in India, yet its application continues to be marked by ambiguity, subjectivity, and inconsistency. This paper examines the historical development of the doctrine from Bachan Singh to Machhi Singh , analysing how aggravating and mitigating factors have shaped India’s capital sentencing framework. Through a doctrinal and empir

Saanvi S, School of Law, Christ Deemed to be University ABSTRACT This paper analyses how India's doctrine of 'rarest of rare' circumscribes capital punishment in the context of rape and rape-murder trials by using Supreme Court judgments with limited references to High Court and trial- court judgments in so far as they provide sentencing and confirmation patterns. It also demonstrates, through close reading and a coded case matrix, how courts actually balance aggravating and

Kavyashree. R, LLM, Christ Deemed To be University (Central Campus), Bengaluru ABSTRACT India's focus on an innovation-led development path and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) face a substantial gap: a lack of a structured, data-informed framework for leveraging patent data for decision making on intellectual property management and policy. This study introduces a structured framework for Patent Landscape Analysis (PLA) to address Ind

Arya De, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT The accelerated growth of the Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms in India has changed the way the audio-visual stories are told, as the fictional and semi- fictional narratives have started basing on real people and current happenings. This has resulted in a new focus on the use of criminal defamation in Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Although the constitutional viability of criminal defamation has not

Piyush Pandey & Poonam Thakur ABSTRACT The global structure after the Cold War was felt to be mainly dominated by the U.S. in terms of military, economic, technological and institutional control; this is to say that the U.S. was exceptional in its domination of all four aforementioned areas. With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and according to Charles Krauthammer (who termed it the "unipolar moment"), the U.S. was thought to have established itself in a way that felt a

Dr. Brijesh Arya, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Arihant Law College, Haridwar, affiliated with Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India ABSTRACT Education systems worldwide have evolved significantly, shaped by historical, cultural, and philosophical forces. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the ancient Gurukul education system and the modern education system, with a focus on historical origins, philosophical underpinni

Dr. Rajeev Singh, Assistant Professor, Amity Law School Sakshi Singh, LLB, Amity Law School ABSTRACT The protection of national security that is accompanied by constitutional rights protection is one of the main problems of democratic societies. Freedom of speech, personal liberty and privacy are some of the fundamental rights codified in the Constitution of India. However, these rights will be reasonable limited to the interests of sovereignty, integrity, security of the Sta

M.S. Yazhinee, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), The Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, School of Excellence in Law. Ms. T. Vaishali, B.S., B.L (Hons)., LL.M., Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration, The Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT: For many years rape has been viewed as a crime against women generally. The rape laws for women are developing from decades to decades. In camera proceedings, victim compensation are such developments. But t

Ms. Tanya Mittal, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at UPES School of Law in Dehradun There has been a significant shift in the taxation framework applicable to share buybacks in India with the introduction of Union Budget 2026, where the income received by shareholders on share buybacks has been treated as income from capital gains. This marks a significant shift from the previous tax treatment where income from share buybacks was dividend income and was taxed accordingly. This sh

Vidhi Jain, Student, School of Law, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT “Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that’s it. We’re all people. We’re all equal.” ~ Connor Franta It is a general rule that law is not only what is made by the sovereign but also what is accepted by the society as a whole. Religion is one of those significant aspects of society which binds people together, and when that expresses its views on a particular topic

Suhail Farooq Khan, Assistant Professor Law, KCEF Law College, Pulwama, J&K ABSTRACT The impending census and delimitation exercise has renewed constitutional debate on representation and federal balance in India. While population- based reallocation of seats in the House of the People advances democratic equality, it risks disproportionately disadvantageous to the states that have experienced slower population growth and risk loss of seats based on population. This paper exa

Pranay R Patel, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Barkatullah University, Bhopal Dr. Sunanda Gokhale, Assistant Professor, Government State Law College, Bhopal ABSTRACT In this modern era, India is also undergoing rapid development. This new development in India has changed the oldest institution of marriage. Marriage, which used to be indissoluble and considered a sacrament, is no longer indissoluble today. Thanks to the technology that alters the norms of relationships i