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How 2026 IT Rules Automate Censorship
The article is a critical analysis of how India’s 2026 IT Amendment Rules attempt to combat deepfakes by forcing platforms into automated censorship, inadvertently trading constitutionally protected content for regulatory speed.
Rishi Nookala
1 day ago7 min read
What Counts as Property under the CIRP? The Spectrum Licence Conundrum
Court did not adequately discuss the provisions of the IBC to determine whether the spectrum license can be considered an asset and can be treated under the IBC.
Anushka Bhatt
May 26 min read
Exclusionary Clauses and Party Autonomy: Re-Reading Bharat Drilling Through Beckfield Drilling
This referral raises a more foundational question in contract law and arbitration: what occupies a higher pedestal, absolute party autonomy or entitlement to a legal remedy upon breach?
Mansi Awasthi
Apr 256 min read
The Turned and Twisted Model Agreements in RERA: Analysing Deviations and Disputes in MahaRERA
Regardless of the power dynamics, this article has, simply put, argued for adherence to Rule 10 of the 2017 rules, Order 60/2024 of RERA, and the annexures thereof, containing the model AFS and model AL, and, in general, the RERA.
Ayush Mathur
Apr 186 min read
GEI Target Rules: Monetising Emissions as Tradable Assets
The Target Rules establishes a tradable ecosystem under Section 14A of the Energy Conservation Act 2001 operationalising CCTS.
Ayushika Sinha
Apr 116 min read
The Romance and Risk of Owning a Smell: Why Trademark Law Must Be Cautious with Olfactory Marks
India’s first olfactory mark exposes both potential and danger. Scientific methods may meet graphical representation, but they should not replace the primary role of a mark to give notice and ensure stable perception among competitors and consumers.
Mahak Yadav, Nikhil Ranjan
Mar 308 min read
Behind Closed Doors: The Legal and Economic Fallout of “Side Letters” in Private Equity
If compliance can be achieved with reasonable confidentiality, side letters can change from being the source of hidden privileges to the instruments of orderly governance.
Dev Kumawat
Mar 296 min read
When Data Protection Hits Deals: How DPDP Reshapes M&A Documents in India
The DPDP framework marks India’s move to a more regulated data environment. DPDP is not a replacement for the already existing sectoral rules. It involves various kinds of rules, regulations to work together simultaneously.
Suprava Sahu
Mar 286 min read
Between Protection and Paternalism: Rethinking Disability Safeguards in the DPDP Rules
A more inclusive direction for the DPDP framework should strike a better balance between restoring agency and keeping practical safeguards. It should require objective, case-by-case capacity assessments for all types of disability before resorting to a guardian to give consent.
Shubhranshu, Ananyashree Jaiswal
Mar 286 min read
Safeguarding Data amidst Finances: Analyzing Interface between DPDPA and BFSI Entities
Although the DPDPA encourages enhanced trust between consumer and financial service provider, it also brings heavy compliance burdens.
Ayushman Rai
Feb 79 min read
A New Disguise for Bad Loans? Analyzing the Risks in Acquisition Finance
The RBI’s decision to allow banks to fund corporate acquisitions has been hailed as a sign of financial maturity. Yet, beneath the optimism lie significant prudential and synergistic concerns.
Gaurav, Vedant Bhardwaj Singh
Feb 66 min read
Rules and Rivalry: Understanding The DPDP–Antitrust Jurisdictional Conflict
With antitrust and data privacy laws shaping the digital economy, concerns loom over large digital platform firms gathering substantial amounts of data to bolster their competitive advantages in the market.
Himansh Soni, Soham Agrawal
Jan 307 min read
DPDP Enforcement: The INR 250-Crore Compliance Wake-Up Call
The ones that modernize first, by enhancing the consent systems, encrypting the data, and creating governance frameworks, will receive trust, resilience, and competitive advantage.
Nitin Pradhan
Jan 246 min read
The DPI-DPDP Paradox: How the Act Under-Protects Public Infrastructure
The path forward would be to recognize DPI as a separate category with independent oversight and ensure controls and limits on state power.
Vighnesh Kumar
Jan 176 min read
The Compliance Paradox: Aligning AML Objectives With Digital Gaming Realities in India
India’s decision to include RMG under PMLA supervision was long due, but without distinguishing between skill and chance and ignoring judicial pronouncements, it introduces a compliance dilemma that threatens the growth of India’s digital economy.
Vedik Bairwa, Awaneesh Kumar
Dec 14, 20256 min read
Tokenized Real Estate in India: Navigating Regulatory and Structural Gaps (Part II)
With the development of Digital Ledger Technology, real estate tokenization has gained much traction.
Bhavishya Goswami, Yash Agarwal
Nov 30, 20254 min read
Auditor and Corporate Governance: Analyzing the Deloitte Haskins Judgement
The judgment of the Delhi High Court marks an important order in India’s audit regulatory landscape as it cements the validity of the NFRA under Section 132 of the Act and its powers to hold audit firms and auditors accountable.
Anubhav Kumar Das, Rishi Raghavan
Nov 29, 20256 min read
Tokenized Real Estate in India: Navigating Regulatory and Structural Gaps (Part I)
With the development of Digital Ledger Technology, real estate tokenization has gained much traction.
Bhavishya Goswami, Yash Agarwal
Nov 29, 20254 min read
Good Faith or Hard Bargain: Negotiating Economic Duress in Commercial Transactions
Good faith is an omnipresent concept throughout contract law, not only permeating all its rules, but also acting as an ‘inspiration’ of those rules.
Madhav Sharma
Nov 15, 20257 min read
Assessing Structural Risks and Market Entrenchment in India’s Cloud Ecosystem
India’s existing competition framework, functioning on a reactive, case-by-case approach, is not suitable for tackling structural and collective dominance in rapidly changing cloud markets.
Monesh R B, Kartikeya Kothari
Oct 20, 20258 min read
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025: Yet Another Missed Opportunity?
The State must deliberate with the online gaming industry on a licensing regime with stricter compliance measures and penalties, rather than cutting off one of the growing industries in India completely.
Priyansh Jain
Sep 28, 20256 min read
UPI’s Free Ride: Can it Last Forever? A Deep Dive into Payment Aggregators and Sustainability
The author explores the issue of free rider problem, placing the onus on payment aggregators. It concludes by comparing the Indian model with global policies, highlighting how other jurisdictions have introduced differentiated fees for public digital goods, which usually charges large business alongside keeping small retailers free.
Shaashwat Mishra
Sep 21, 20255 min read
Data, Debt, and Due Process: Comparative Perspectives on Treatment of Digital Assets in Insolvency
The doctrinal tension at the core is between IBC's asset maximization aim and DPDP Act's rights-oriented approach focused on user consent and purpose limitation. The lack of legislative clarity poses the threat of privacy invasions, regulatory breaches, and user trust loss.
Nidhi Kamath
Aug 31, 20256 min read
Balancing Innovation and Integrity: AI in International Arbitration and Legal Practice
The integration of AI and its sub-systems in international arbitration is inevitable, but instead of blind participation in the AI race, the stakeholders must be vigilant and even de-limit such integration in certain sensitive areas, ensuring that technology remains a tool, not a tribunal.
Kushagra Mishra
Aug 24, 20256 min read
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