Parv Tyagi, Shristy Chhaparia, and Vishwas Jha In this episode of Arbitrary, Parv Tyagi (former Managing Editor, LSPR), Shristy Chhaparia (Editor, LSPR), and Vishwas Jha (Observer, LSPR) sit down with Aditya Balasubramanian […]
Was there a Nehruvian “Consensus”?: Swatantra Party and Opposition Politics in Democratic India
The ‘Right to Know’ after the Electoral Bonds Verdict
Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj* Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution guarantees a fundamental right “to know”. But what information does a citizen have a right to know? The Supreme Court’s Electoral Bonds judgment lays […]
Tendering No Apology: Ignored Accessibility Mandates In Electric Bus Tenders
Manmayi Sharma* and Somya Jain** The newly launched PM-eBus Sewa Scheme by the Union Government aims to deploy 10,000 e-buses in non-metropolitan cities of India. However, the absence of accessibility features in […]
Impact of Inapplicability of Moratorium under the IBC on Oilfields (Regulation And Development) Act, 1948
Raghav Pandey* & Reyyi Sameera** A moratorium, or statutory stay, represents a vital component within insolvency proceedings, whether they pertain to resolution or liquidation, constituting a cornerstone of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy […]
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Critiquing India’s Housing Poverty Policies
Arnav Mathur & Maitreyee Mane* The recent G20 Summit saw Indian cities experience a so-called ‘beautification’ initiative, which resulted in slum residents being enveloped with enormous green sheets and plastic materials. This […]
Unravelling The Enigma: The Quest For Sui Generis Rights In AI Creation
Nikhil Naren* The emergence of AI-generated creations has spurred debate surrounding the need for special rights tailored to these unique works. Unlike traditional intellectual property concepts, such as copyright or patent law, […]
The Guidelines on Dark Patterns – Effective or Incomplete?
Dylan Sharma* It is a practice that goes unnoticed – a popup on a website, fine print on an invoice or an advertisement in the middle of a video. What most consider […]
The Case For The Winter Session 2023 Suspensions
Rishit Soni & Akshay Sriram* The Indian Parliament in the Winter Session last year witnessed a record number of suspensions like never before. In the meantime, various integral laws were debated and […]
Addressing The Void: The Call For A Human Smuggling Law In India
Sahajveer Baweja* & Vansh Bhatnagar** This article highlights the urgent need for a dedicated human smuggling law in India while scrutinizing the nuanced disparities between the crimes of human smuggling and trafficking, […]
Evaluating India’s Dark Patterns Guidelines – Advocating a Comprehensive Approach
Ansruta Debnath and Shubham Singh* The paper provides a critical examination of India’s ‘Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns 2023’, highlighting issues of enforceability and contradiction within the framework. It […]