*Vaibhav Mishra and Anushka Bansal (Source: Taxmann) This post examines the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Hayatt International Southwest Asia Limited expands the definition of ‘Permanent Establishment’ (PE) […]
Dissecting Hayat Ruling: Question Of To Be Or Not To Be A ‘Permanent Establishment’
National Sports Governance Act, 2025 – Series
Special Series: Reimagining Sports Governance in India Ediorial Note Law School Policy Review announces the launch of a special blog series on the Sports Governance Act 2025, a transformative piece of legislation […]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent? The POCSO Paradox
*Arnav Singh (Source: Shutterstock) This article examines the paradox inherent in the POCSO Act’s reversal of the burden of proof, which risks eroding the presumption of innocence in criminal law. It highlights […]
One Transaction, Two Taxes: Analysing the Supreme Court’s verdict of Aspect Theory in Asianet Case
*Rahul Agrawal and Muskaan Goyal (Source: Gemini) The Supreme Court in recent ruling upheld the aspect theory allowing both Centre and State to impose tax on various aspects of the same activity. […]
When Resolution Fails the Code: Collusion, delay, and the liquidation of BPSL
*Abhinav Chauhan (Source: Supreme Court Observer) The Supreme Court’s recent order directing the liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) has opened an important debate in India’s insolvency regime. The Court […]
The Waqf Amendment as Settler Law in a Postcolonial State
*Adhya Pandey and Navdha Sharma (Source:Mint) The article examines the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, situating it within the frameworks of settler colonialism, capitalist governance, and majoritarian nationalism. It argues that the Amendment […]
The House Always Wins? The High Stakes of India’s Online Gaming Act
*Saksham Agrawal, Jairaj Singh Basur, Arush Sarma (Source:Wikipedia) This article critiques India’s recently introduced Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025. It argues it is both unconstitutional and ineffective. The Act […]
Podcast on Comparative Constitutional Studies
*Ayishath Zainaba (Editor) and Mrigank Jain (Observer) In this episode, Professor Samararatne delves into the intricacies of Comparative Constitutional Studies within the Global South as opposed to simply from the Global South. […]
Criminal Law in the Crucible of Public Outrage: The Aparajita Amendment
*Aastha Nayak, Bala Yamini, and Diya Ranjith Criminal law crafted in the crucible of public outrage presents a fundamental challenge to legal systems. What happens when a government’s swift legislative response to […]
The Marital Panopticon: The Legitimization of Spousal Surveillance
*Sheetal Mahek Routray and Aastha Nayak (Source:Sarmient) This article critically examines a recent Supreme Court of India (hereinafter, ‘SC’) ruling, permitting secretly recorded spousal conversations in matrimonial disputes, a significant intrusion into […]
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