Siddhi Bhosale Abstract: This article questions India’s ban on second-child surrogacy under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, highlighting how it overlooks couples facing secondary infertility. It argues that the blanket restriction unfairly […]
Reproductive Autonomy On Trial: Rethinking India’s Ban On Second-Child Surrogacy
The Ghost in the Administrative Machine: Toward a Constitutional Doctrine of Algorithmic Review in India
Paras Sharma Abstract: The Indian administrative state is increasingly deploying automated and algorithmic systems to govern welfare delivery, policing, and access to public services. While these technologies are often justified on grounds […]
Rethinking Materiality In Related Party Transactions: An Evolutionary Framework
Kalyani Kaushik & Khushi Jain Source: Reuters Abstract: This article examines evolving materiality standards in related party transactions, tracing shifts triggered by the Fifth Amendment and the Linde ruling, redefining disclosure thresholds. Despite […]
Muslim Marriages Are Contracts: But Unconscionable Ones
Hamza Khan & Vanshika Sharma Source: Galbraith Family Law Abstract: Presently, the Supreme Court is adjudicating a challenge to the validity of Talaq Hasan under Muslim personal law, which allows the husband […]
A Tool for Justice or an Unfulfilled Promise: Why Mediation Falls Short for Marginalised Communities
Anshika Patel & Arkkisha Bagchi Source: Wikimedia Commons Abstract: This article critiques mediation in India as an unfulfilled promise to marginalised communities, despite the seemingly ideal framework of the Mediation Act, 2023. […]
Reconsidering Free Healthcare: Accountability of Government Hospitals under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Sudiksha Jha Source: AMN Healthcare Abstract: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, was enacted to enhance consumer welfare by holdingservice providers accountable for deficiencies in their services. However, in light of theSupreme Court […]
Re‑Queering Disability Law: Exposing and Remedying the Cis‑Ableist Erasure of Trans Persons in Healthcare
Agam Gupta Abstract: Driven by the erasure of trans individuals in disability rights systems, this essay weaves lived experience with Alexandre Baril’s composite theory to propose a ‘Unified Framework of Trans-Debility’. By […]
Rethinking Judicial Approaches to Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes: The Case For Article 21-Based Relief Against Nudifying Websites
Ritwik Sharma Source: Freepik Abstract: This piece critiques Indian courts’ commercial-rights-centric approach to sexually explicitdeepfake takedown cases, highlighting its gendered consequences. Analysing nine judgmentsthrough pie-charts, it argues that reliance on personality and […]
Challenging The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025: A Constitutional Analysis Through the Doctrine of Pith and Substance
Sanskriti Verma Abstract: This post examines how the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 fails constitutional scrutiny under the Doctrine of Pith and Substance. Its essential character remains gambling regulation, […]
When Conservative Actors Go to Court: Men’s Rights Groups and the Marital Rape Exception
Sharngan Aravindakshan & Deekshitha Ganesan Abstract: This post examines conservative legal mobilisation in India to resist rights-expanding claims relating to gender and sexuality. While existing scholarship has largely emphasised autocratic legalism, this […]