Sathiya S, Government Law College, Villupuram ABSTRACT The Supreme Court’s decision in Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India represents a pivotal advancement in India's environmental law by reinforcing the importance of procedural integrity within the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) framework. The Supreme Court annulled the Environmental Clearance (EC) issued for the Mopa International Airport project due to significant omissions in the EIA report, which included the

Mrs. Samundeeswari S, LL.B., Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies, Vels University ABSTRACT The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 introduced the Section 15 preliminary assessment mechanism enabling children aged sixteen to eighteen accused of heinous offences to be tried as adults — a paradigm shift from the absolute age shield upheld by the Supreme Court in Salil Bali v. Union of India (2013). This article critically examines t

Priya Pandey, B.A.LL.B., Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai ABSTRACT The right of private defence under the Indian Penal Code is an essential part of criminal law that allows individuals to protect themselves and their property in situations of immediate danger. Since the state cannot always provide instant protection, the law recognises that a person may need to act independently to prevent harm. This paper examines the legal framework provided under Sections 96 to 106

Jithin George, Christ (Deemed to be University) Vijaishree Dubey Pandey, Christ (Deemed to be University) ABSTRACT Climate change is reconfiguring the occupational safety and health (OSH) landscape at an unprecedented pace, creating overlapping physical, ecological, and psychosocial hazards. This article employs the One Health framework to examine the nexus between ambient air pollution, climate- induced occupational risks, and the psychosocial well-being of workers in India,

Saumya Singh, Department of Law, RKDF University, Bhopal, India Asst. Prof. Shubhi Gupta, Department of Law, RKDF University, Bhopal, India ABSTRACT Blockchain arbitration has gained a lot of attention in recent years due to its potential to drastically alter the way legal disputes are settled. This article examines the potential outcomes of using blockchain arbitration technology. Blockchain arbitration uses blockchain technology to facilitate transparent and efficient dispu

Gauri Shukla, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Jagran Lakecity University, School of Law, Bhopal ABSTRACT The enactment of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) under Chapter XA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, represents one of the most significant shifts in India’s tax jurisprudence in recent decades. For the better part of seven decades, Indian tax law operated under the long shadow of the Westminster principle, the judicial endorsement of a taxpayer's right to arrange their affairs so as

Ishwita Mondal, NIMS University, Jaipur Neha Bhowmik, NIMS University, Jaipur Joysree Das, NIMS University, Jaipur ABSTRACT In this 21st century innovation and technology is fostering very rapidly where the whole world is connected through internet and becoming digitalized. The concept of digital market has also evolved, consumer use digital market for shopping and even for making payments as well. The digital market works on the basis of data collected and algorithms, which

Kripalinee Mohapatra & Loknath Prasad Sahoo, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar ABSTRACT Evolution of women’s property and inheritance rights in India is a significant move from patriarchal values to formal legal equality for women. From being restricted under various personal laws, women’s property and inheritance rights have come a long way with colonial and post-colonial legal interventions, including constitutional adjudication and legislative reforms. The Hindu Success

Anisha Aswal, Research Scholar, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Uttarakhand Ashutosh Mishra, Assistant Prof., Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Uttarakhand ABSTRACT Dealing with waste has become a big issue worldwide because of growing industries, cities and populations. These changes bring major risks to the environment and people's health. This article looks at the laws that handle waste management and checks how well they match the idea of sustain

Ritika Singh, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida. Trapti Varshney, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida. ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence has introduced a profound doctrinal challenge to intellectual property law by destabilizing one of its most fundamental assumptions: that legal protection is premised upon identifiable human authorship. Traditional copyright frameworks, both in India and globally, have been constructed on the no

Suhani Skumar, O.P. Jindal Global University Introduction The reverse merger of Yatra Online, an online travel firm, and Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation, an American Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), is a leading case for cross-border mergers that depicts private Indian companies using externalization strategies to access global capital markets. The essay below addresses the legal and regulatory aspects of such complex mergers and how SPACs serve as a ‘shortcut’

Jiya Sharma, BBA LLB, Bennett University ABSTRACT The gig economy worldwide has radically transformed traditional principles in labor law. Millions of workers recruited by digital platforms such as ride- sharing drivers, food delivery couriers, and gig workers hired for completing tasks through freelance websites are legally positioned between independent contractors and employees and thus not covered under any protection that usually comes with the relationship of employment

Mukul Kumar Tanwar, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT This research examines the role of intellectual property law in protecting traditional knowledge and indigenous innovation in India during the period 2016–2026. It argues that while intellectual property regimes have contributed to preventing misappropriation and enabling limited recognition of community-based knowledge systems, they remain structurally inadequate in addressing the collective, evolving, an

Jiya Sharma, BBA LLB, Bennett University Complainant and Respondent The complainant in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute United States — Final Dumping Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada (DS264) was Canada. The Canadian government initiated the proceedings to challenge the United States' imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of certain softwood lumber products from Canada. The respondent in this dispute was the United States. The measures under challe

Anjali Chamediya, LLM, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur ABSTRACT Higher education institutions in India function as vibrant yet complex ecosystems where disputes between students and administration are inevitable due to diverse academic, administrative, financial, and equity- related issues. Despite the existence of formal grievance redressal mechanisms under the University Grants Commission (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023 and the policy fra

Rahul Tambi, National Law University, Assam Swarna, National Law University, Assam Introduction The concept of court recusal is an essential element of judicial ethics and constitutional governance in India. Recusal is when a judge steps down from hearing a case because they might have a conflict of interest, bias, or any other reason that could affect their ability to be impartial. In a democracy where law is considered supreme, the courts should be able to act as an indepen

Anuvrata Sehgal, Amity Law School, Noida, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT This study explores the crucial position of forensic serology as "fluid evidence" in the decryption of crimes in India and examines the biological fluids such as blood and semen in the light of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Section 39) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Sections 51, 52). It discusses the difficulties that arise in the areas of collection, preservation, c

Muskan Bansal, LLM, CT University (CTU), Ludhiana Dr. Chenna Abrol, CT University (CTU), Ludhiana ABSTRACT For decades, Indian bail jurisprudence has operated on a paradox: while the Supreme Court champions "bail, not jail" as a mandate of Article 21, the reality for thousands of undertrials is a system defined by colonial-era inertia and economic barriers. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, enters this landscape promising a departure from the past, notably

R. Gunal, LLB, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) G. Uma Maheswari, Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Studies, VISTAS, Chennai ABSTRACT Child labour in rural Tamil Nadu is deeply rooted in structural poverty, weak institutional support, and limited access to quality education. This article examines the multidimensional relationship between household poverty and child labour incidence in rural areas of Tamil Nadu, India. Drawing on constit

Rakshit B. Sherekar, Navjeevan Law College, Nashik ABSTRACT The rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a major shift in transportation, with significant implications for legal systems worldwide. Traditional tort law, which is largely premised on human fault and negligence, faces serious challenges when applied to driverless cars that rely on artificial intelligence rather than human control. This paper examines how existing tort doctrines—particularly negligence, strict