E. Subbu Lakshmi, B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons) LL.M, Advocate Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019 with Civil Appeal No. 3570 of 2022 2024 INSC 280 (Order dated 21 March 2024); 2025 INSC 1472 (Final Judgment dated 19 December 2025) Supreme Court of India. Bench (Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar). E. Subbu Lakshmi B.B.A LL.B. (Hons) LL.M., Advocate INTRODUCTION In the 21st century, Environmental governance gradually facing a multilayered situation that any developmen

Yuvashree NV, The Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT Engineering and architecture are professions with a significant impact on public safety, urban development, environmental sustainability and social welfare. While these professions are generally linked with innovation and progress, deviation from professional norms, ethical standards and regulatory requirements may result in serious social, economic and legal consequences. In engineering and architecture

The Doctrine Of Approbate And Reprobate In Indian Trade Mark Jurisprudence: A Critical Examination Of Contradictory Pleadings, Shifting User Claims, Distinctiveness Defences And The Operation Of Equitable Estoppel Swati Agrawal, Amity University, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Arun Sharma, Associate Professor at Amity University Madhya Pradesh I. INTRODUCTION "This Court wants to make it clear that an action at law is not a game of chess. A litigant who comes to Court and invokes its wri

Gargi Pant, Law College Dehradun, Faculty of Uttaranchal University Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Bahuguna, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Uttaranchal University and Dean, Law College Dehradun ABSTRACT Article 44 of the Indian Constitution states that, “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”. The said principle has been debated since the time of the Constituent Assembly; Article 44 of the Constitution is not justiciable being p

Yuvashree NV, The Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT Forensic fingerprint identification remains one of the most widely accepted methods of personal identification within modern criminal justice systems because of its scientific reliability, permanence, and evidentiary significance. The uniqueness of friction ridge patterns has enabled investigating agencies and courts to utilize fingerprint evidence as an effective forensic tool for establishing identity

Adhirai Devi S, Asian Law College, Noida ABSTRACT The era of privatisation of space journey could be more exciting than before as it is based on the idea of access to space for all. Whilst the enthusiasm, commercialism in space journey brings with it certain discrepancies, especially the environmental back fall. Rocket fuel emissions are one of the causes of such environmental damage. It was not adequately addressed in the past because of its negligible percentage of contribu

Sharad Kumar Yadav, Ph.D. Research Scholar (Law), School of Law, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. ABSTRACT India’s legal framework has undergone substantial transformation since independence through the repeal and modernization of several colonial-era legislations. Recent reforms, including the enactment of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), reflect the consti

Kaviya R, LLM (CBCS), School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT The rise of cryptocurrency and the dark web has changed the methods of terrorist financing and creating new challenges to the regulatory and legislative framework that prevails. Cryptocurrency allows quick, seamless, and anonymous transactions, whereas dark web ensures safe and anonymous channels for communications as well as other criminal activities. This technolo

Pratham Srivastava, D.A.V. Degree College, Lucknow (Affiliated with the University of Lucknow) In the vibrant digital bazaar of contemporary India, where a 15-second reel can catapult a small- town creator to national stardom overnight, the traditional boundaries of intellectual property are being tested like never before. The Indian creator economy, projected to reach a staggering ₹10,750 crore by 2027, has outpaced the legal frameworks designed to govern it. At the heart of

Anjali Pal, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun Amber Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun ABSTRACT The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complicated condition of the developing brain which has an impact on communication, social skill and behaviours. The autism condition in India crosses the boundary of medical diagnosis and becomes a matter of social justice, human rights and legal protection. A key poin

Dr. Gitu Singh, Xavier Law School, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata ABSTRACT Crime is a part of society, so are criminals. Finding an exact and all applicable reason for the cause of crime and criminal behavior has been and will remain a difficult task. Yet one may agree that society and social ecology plays a major role in determining the reasons behind crime and criminal behavior. Social factors contributing to commission of crime cannot be put within closed brackets, as wi

Ankit Kohli & Amber Srivastava, Assistant Prof. ABSTRACT Social media has been a game-changer for communication, democratic participation and dissemination of information. Platforms like Meta Platforms, previously known as Facebook, X Corp. (formerly Twitter), and Google LLC have become the custodians of online visibility, with algorithmic governance. Issues surrounding moderation that are seen as controversial involve shadow banning and content demotion, in which users' mate

Ananta Proshad Chakraborty ABSTRACT Developing countries have a very limited participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System. Although legal equality exists, capacity asymmetries between developing countries continue to hamper participation, with smaller economies struggling while larger economies thrive. This unequal participation persists due to financial, legal, administrative, and information barriers, along with procedural rigidity, the paralysis of the Appellate Body

Aminpalli Sai Sharath Nihar, India Institute of Legal Education and Research ABSTRACT This article traces the profound transformation of parliamentary privilege in Indian constitutional law by explaining the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in ‘M.S.M. Sharma v. Sri Krishna Sinha (1959) and P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (1998)’. For decades following the Sharma judgment, legislative privilege under Articles 105 and 194 operated as a supreme constitutional exception, an automat

Dr. Salil Shringarpure & Adv. Swamini Mukund Patil ABSTRACT The emergence of digital communication technologies and social networking platforms has transformed human interaction in unprecedented ways. Social media applications have enabled instant communication, information sharing, online education, entertainment, and professional networking. However, alongside these developments, cyberspace has also become a platform for abusive and harmful conduct, particularly cyber bully

Nandini Panwar, BA. LL.B., Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai ABSTRACT This paper is an attempt to understand and analyse the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench decision in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited, which has finally put to rest one of the most persistently contested questions in Indian arbitration law: can a court actually modify an arbitral award, or is it limited to simply setting it aside or leaving it alone? The Bench, by a 4:1 majority

Akanksha Singh, LL.M., Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, M.P. ABSTRACT The rapid proliferation of deepfake technology has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges confronting contemporary legal systems. Characterised by an unprecedented degree of realism, near-zero creation costs, and exponential scalability, deepfakes function not merely as a novel category of digital harm but as a multiplier technology, amplifying traditional offences such as fraud, d

Sameer Suman Sinha & Dr Richa Singh ABSTRACT The intersection of patent law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) represents one of the most significant yet underexplored domains in intellectual property jurisprudence. As patent litigation costs continue to increase and court backlogs stretch resolution time to several years, ADR mechanisms including arbitration, mediation, and expert determination have emerged as convincing alternative to traditional court litigation. Thi

Nandhana N L, UGC- Junior Research Fellow, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. Dr. Syed Umarhathab, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. ABSTRACT Elder abuse is a growing and multifaceted social concern in society that is unfairly increasing and recognized at the world level, and India is not exempt either. At its core, it must be treated

Aditi G, BA LLB, O.P. Jindal Global Law School ABSTRACT: Hindustan Lever Limited v. SEBI1 was one of the earliest cases in India in regard to insider trading where the terms ‘insider’ and ‘unpublished price sensitive information’ was coined and clearly defined in the wake of the rising concerns around such activities. Earliest efforts towards prevention of insider trading were made though the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations of 1992. Insider trading has been