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The Best Way Forward is the Tech Way Forward
The author highlights Indian Judiciary’s tryst with technology in the wake of Covid-19 and makes recommendation about further developing and implementing the system.
Board of Advisors’ Posts
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Breaking down the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020
Considering the current economic and socio conditions prevailing not only in India, but across the world, the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (“the Ordinance”) was promulgated in March, 2020 to provide certain relaxations in the provisions of the specified acts with respect to the time limits, compliances, waiving of penalties etc. In this post, the author highlights the main features of the Act.
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Privacy in the times of COVID-19
In this post, the authors assess the legality of many precautionary measures taken by private establishments and Central/State Governments during the pandemic in light of existing and forthcoming privacy law.
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Transfer of Prisoners: An Outlook on Rights
In this post, the author covers some important questions relating to the transfer of prisoners in India including but not limited to balancing of rights, opportunity of being heard etc.
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Ending the ‘Princely States’ Exception under the Epidemic Diseases Act
The author writes on the rather ignored aspect of ‘Princely States Exception’ under the Epidemic Diseases Act with special reference to the recent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance…..
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India’s Administrative Citizenship Regime
“The NPR is capable of generating metadata and profiling and exclusion of targeted groups is a real possibility. There is a need to provide for protection from such processes and for informational privacy by means of a validly enacted “law” as well under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.”