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Can Your Honour prompt thy query? Analyzing the usage of AI by the Indian Judiciary

/ Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Featured Posts /

Introduction Artificial Intelligence has engulfed every possible sector within its fold, and the Indian judiciary is no exception. In India, the judiciary has turned to AI in three notable instances, the latest being that of the Manipur HC using Google and ChatGPT 3.5 to research the service rules of Village Defense Force (VDF) personnel.[1] The […]

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Decoding the regulation on Finfluencers by the SEBI: Whether the restriction on Finfluencers by the SEBI goes against the spirit to disseminate information?

/ SEBI, Blog, Commercial Law, Featured Posts /

Introduction Financial influencers or Finfluencers are unregistered entities that provide financial information through social media platforms. This article makes an attempt to gauge the dichotomous position of SEBI’s proposed regulation (Consultation Paper on Association of SEBI Registered Intermediaries/Regulated Entities with Unregistered Entities (including Finfluencers)) on whether to include influencers under IA regulations. A few finfluencers

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Analysing ‘Penalty Basis’ Under New Regulations & Guidelines: Is the Transition from ‘Relevant’ to ‘Global’ Turnover Real?

/ Competition Law, Blog, Featured Posts, Uncategorised /

Introduction With the enactment of the Competition Amendment Act, 2023, the Indian competition regulatory framework is undergoing significant changes. The most notable modification through this amendment was the adoption of ‘global turnover’ by discarding ‘relevant turnover’ under Section 27(b) for imposing penalties by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Further, on March 06, 2024, a

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Damage Control or Reform? Decoding the Public Examinations Act, 2024

/ Education, Anti-Corruption, Blog, Featured Posts /

Introduction The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 (‘the Act’) represents a significant legislative effort by the government to combat unfair practices in public examinations. While the Act’s objectives are laudable, its hasty implementation in the face of the backlash of the alleged malpractices in conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)

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A New Dawn in Banking Transparency: RBI’s Revised Directions on Fraud

/ RBI, Banking Law, Blog, Featured Posts /

Introduction In a landmark move, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued a revised set of directions aimed at bolstering the transparency and accountability of commercial banks in declaring borrower accounts as “fraud.” This initiative addresses the growing number of legal challenges against banks’ declarations of fraud and the widespread dissatisfaction among borrowers and

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Towards Transparent Elections: The Case for State-Funded Indian Politics

/ Election Law, Blog, Featured Posts, politico legal /

Introduction India is the largest democracy in the world, where elections are also called “the Largest Event in the World,” making it imperative for the nation to have a fair and transparent electoral funding system. Financial sources to fund elections and the contesting political parties have long been discussed among policymakers and political activists. One

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Inclusive Futures: Surrogacy, Single Women And Constitutional Dynamics

/ Featured Posts, Blog, Constitutional Law, Human Rights /

Introduction The concept of “surrogacy” outlines the process where a woman carries and delivers a child on behalf of another couple, thereafter giving back the child to the intended parents after birth. Within the context of family dynamics and reproductive rights, the debate over the legalisation of surrogacy for single women in countries like India

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Uganda’s LGBTQ Legislation: A Step Backward in the Modern World

/ LGBTQ+ Rights, Blog, Constitutional Law, Featured Posts, Human Rights, Uncategorised /

Introduction Uganda is widely recognized for its strict views on sexuality and intolerance towards homosexuality. Recently, Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejected a petition against the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which is considered to be one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws. It is critical to raise awareness about this problem for the benefit of Uganda’s LGBTQ+ population

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Exploring the Anti-Competitive Dynamics of the IPL Trade Window: A Legal Analysis

/ Competition Law, Blog, Featured Posts, Sports Law /

Introduction The recent trade of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was surprising when earlier it was settled that he would play for his previous franchise Gujarat Titans (GT). The IPL trade window is a facility for teams to trade players for their respective teams. Trading of players is not an

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Assessing Blockchain’s Role in Indian Securitization: A Solution in Sight?

/ Blockchain, Blog, Featured Posts, Uncategorised /

Blockchain Securitization involves tokenizing illiquid assets and selling tokenized units to investors on Blockchain, offering transparency, decentralization, and immutability, which significantly improves the securitization process.

To enable faster adoption of securitization through Blockchain, there must be a robust regulatory framework; the RBI could introduce specific guidelines, or amendments could be made to the SARFAESI Act to recognize tokens as securities.

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