Nithika Anand, BITS Law School, Mumbai ABSTRACT The system of checks and balances, and that of separation of powers, is integral to any democratic institution. While the Judiciary, through the exercise of its powers, acts as a ‘check’ on the operations of the Legislature and the Executive, its realm of control lies outside the purview of the other two wings of the government, especially in terms of appointment of judges. India is the only country in the world where the judici

Subhransu Sekhar Hota, Bennett University ABSTRACT The recent emergence of large-scale generative AI has brought about an institutional crisis between computation and intellectual property. The purpose of this article is to examine if the discrete technological acts involved in the modern machine learning training pipeline – data collection, transient storage, persistent storage, tokenization, preprocessing, and weight- embedding – constitute copyright infringement under the

Amrita Malik, PhD Scholar, Alliance School of Law, Bangalore, India Dr. Sujith P Surendran, Professor, Alliance School of Law, Bangalore, India ABSTRACT Current corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental social and governance (ESG) frameworks fail to address systemic governance gaps regarding the widespread prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) in global value chains (GVCs). Self-regulatory and fragmented accountability frameworks fail to address systemic sil

Monisha Chandra, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad Moksha Inamdar, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad I. INTRODUCTION Discussion of the UCC in India is one of the longest-standing constitutional dilemmas concerning the conflict between the ideal of legal homogeneity and cultural heterogeneity. In Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, which belongs to the Directive Principles of State Policy, it is laid down that "the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civi

Ikshoo Jain, B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana ABSTRACT The Supreme Court’s decision in Govindaswamy v. State of Kerala, (2016) 14 SCC 222, arose from the rape, robbery, and death of Soumya, a young woman assaulted and thrown from a moving train. While the Court upheld convictions for rape and robbery, it acquitted the accused of murder on the ground that the prosecution had failed to establish a direct and proximate causal link between the

Yashasvi Sharma, LLB, Department of Law, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Deemed University, New Delhi ABSTRACT The modern international legal order devised in the aftermath of World War II to prevent the evil of armed conflict now suffers from a catastrophic crisis of legitimacy, enforcement and existential relevance. In particular, Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter established a clear prohibition of the threat or use of force, theoretically concentrating the right use of milita

Yashasvi Sharma, LLB, Department of Law, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, New Delhi ABSTRACT The Securities Markets Code, 2025 is a landmark consolidation of the legislation in the financial regulatory history of India with an aim to replace the three decades old capital market laws i.e. the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and the Depositories Act, 1996. In the last 30 years, India’s capital markets have u

Shreya Goyal, Advocate at KK Malhotra & Co, Karkardooma District Court, Delhi, India ABSTRACT Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies of the twenty-first century, profoundly influencing various sectors including healthcare, education, finance, and governance. The criminal justice system has also witnessed increasing integration of AI-based technologies in policing, investigation, adjudication, sentencing, and corrections. AI app

Himanshu Arora, Master of Laws (LL.M.), Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Keshva Nand, Assistant Professor and Head of Department, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. ABSTRACT India's narcotics law dictates that a crime's severity is determined by the amount of substances involved. However, sentencing must go beyond the weight of the crime. This Article examines the doctrinal and the normative implicati

Mr. Ankur Gupta, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Shobhit University, Meerut Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kumar Sharma, Research Supervisor, Department of Law, Shobhit University, Meerut ABSTRACT Family structures in India are undergoing a significant transformation due to urbanisation, globalisation, economic independence, and evolving social values. Among these emerging patterns, live-in relationships have become increasingly visible, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas. Alt

Shruti Tripathi, Institute of Law, Nirma University ABSTRACT The following Case comment is about one of the most landmark Judgments in India’s Constitutional Jurisprudence. The point in question is individual rights like equality and liberty, on the one hand and Group Rights, specifically in the particular case with regard to the rights of religious denominations. The debate is about the ‘Essential Practices Doctrine’ and larger question of Constitutional Morality. The judgme

Abhijeet Upadhyay, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth Khushi Chauhan, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming virtually every facet of law today: research; document creation; predictive analytics; and even access to the courts themselves are now all being subjected to revolutionary changes. This article analyzes the impact of AI across a number of areas of legal practice, the adjudication system, legal education, and the enti

Manan Jhamb, UILS, Chandigarh University, Mohali Sanya Mutneja, UILS, Chandigarh University, Mohali ABSTRACT Digital Arrest An emerging type of cyber-enabled coercive criminality where wouldn't players pose as law enforcement agents, judges, or regulators via video conferencing software (WhatsApp, Skype, or Zoom) to simulate a virtual arrest, take money off victims by threat of so-called criminal charges, and then laundering the money through layered financial services. Thoug

Kshitij Saruparia, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), NALSAR University of Law ABSTRACT In July 2025, the Supreme Court directed the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly to decide ten pending anti-defection petitions within three months. The Speaker complied. By March 2026, every petition had been dismissed for want of "conclusive documentary or legally sustainable evidence" that the ten members had defected. The timeline cure, developed from Keisham Meghachandra Singh to Padi Kaus

Ritika Bahri, Law College Dehradun Dr. Khaleeq Ahmad, Law College Dehradun ABSTRACT Migration is a major trend in the world due to the existence of economic differences, globalization, labour and political instability. The migrant workers are also playing a significant role in the economic development of the host and home countries, but they continue to be the victims of exploitation, discrimination, unsafe working environment, and lack of fundamental rights. The role of the

Aesha Trivedi, Institute of Law, Nirma University Case Citation: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 181 Court & Bench: Supreme Court of India Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Justice S.V.N. Bhatti Ration: 2:1 Justice S.V.N. Bhatti – dissenting opinion Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia – concurring opinion Parties: Appellants – Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. Respondents – Girish Sriram Juneja Relevant Facts of the case: This case revolves around a Corporate Insolvency Resolution P

Chahat Paneri, BBA LLB (H), Amity University Madhya Pradesh ABSTRACT A trademark defines the origin of a particular product. But in recent years, it is being used as a way of misrepresenting its true nature to make it environment friendly in the eyes of the consumer by deceptive means. This paper examines the use of marks, logos, colours and invented seals to suggest an environmental virtue a product does not possess, the practice now widely called greenwashing, and asks how

Kumar Kartikeya, PhD Scholar (Law), Research Scholar, Department of Law, NIMS, University Dr Falak Bashir, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, NIMS University ABSTRACT The emergence of carbon markets has transformed greenhouse gas emissions reductions into tradable economic assets capable of facilitating climate mitigation while promoting cost-efficient decarbonisation. India's transition towards a formal carbon market under the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022 r

Dr. Satyabrata Mishra, Assistant Professor, NUSRL Ranchi ABSTRACT The contemporary international order is characterised by a deepening disjuncture between the formal obligations of international law and the actual conduct of states. Against the backdrop of a fragmenting rules-based framework marked by great-power rivalry, the erosion of multilateral consensus, and an unprecedented proliferation of interstate conflicts this article examines the principal diplomatic strategies

Yogita Thakur, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur ABSTRACT The renewable energy industry in India has rapidly grown as one of the most important foundations of the nation’s environmental and economic policy. As the number and amount of investments in solar, wind, hybrid and storage- based energy projects have increased, so has the need for assured performance in the power sector through written agreements. In order for renewable energy projects to be devel