Introduction The introduction of the Draft Data Protection Rules 2025 (“Draft Rules”) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”) marks a significant step in India’s data protection journey. In the previous part of the article, we looked at the provisions and rules related to the protection of Children’s Data, intimation of personal data […]
Introduction The Draft Digital Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDP Rules), enacted under the framework of the Digital Data Protection Act, 2023 (Principal Act), signify a landmark shift in India’s approach to digital privacy and data governance. These rules offer a structured mechanism for addressing contemporary challenges, particularly in the domains of children’s data, breach management,
Introduction The recent five-judge Constitution Bench decision in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML, led by former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, invalidating unilateral appointment clauses in arbitration agreements, marks a significant development in Indian arbitration jurisprudence. While the judgment reinforces the ideals of impartiality and equality in arbitration, its reasoning, particularly the invocation of
Introduction The 21st century has witnessed the rapid proliferation of online intermediaries. However, this expansion has also exposed significant regulatory gaps, particularly in how these platforms are legally classified and held accountable. The current Indian taxonomy largely treats intermediaries as passive facilitators, granting them negative or limited liability under the assumption that they do
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Introduction Constitution Day invites not just celebration but deep reflection— on the brilliance of the Constitution and the paradoxes it reveals in action. This remarkable document balances rights and duties to build a just society. From the debate over same-sex marriage to the delicate dance between free speech and communal harmony, the Supreme Court has
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Introduction The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024 (“Aparajita Bill”) is a legislative response to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the uproar that followed it. Passed unanimously in the West Bengal Assembly, the bill introduces significant
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Introduction As a process centered around party autonomy, the consent of the parties plays a pivotal role in Arbitration. In furtherance of that, we must ask ourselves, does the previous conduct of parties supersede and override present consent and intention to arbitrate or not? This issue is particularly significant in the context of Section 7(5)
Introduction Concerts are a great way to relieve oneself but recently concerts have opened new avenues for hoarding, black-marketing and reselling of tickets as a large scale. On 22nd September’ 2024, Coldplay announced its concert scheduled in India next year and the tickets for the albeit initially being sold in the price range of 2,500
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Introduction “We do not have a Planet-B.” Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand gave this statement while passing a reportable order in Re: Save the Planet Earth and the Future Generation of this Universe. The idea brings to the forefront the dire need to preserve the only home we can live in. Suo-moto cognisance is needed when
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Introduction In today’s digital marketplace, online reviews wield extraordinary power, capable of making or breaking a business with just a few clicks. Yet, lurking beneath this influence is a darker side: the surge of fake reviews and orchestrated review bombing campaigns that threaten consumers and businesses. Navigating this landscape isn’t just a matter of ethics;
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