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

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

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

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

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

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 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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Reimagining Fairness: A Case for Collective Bargaining Rights of Gig Workers

Introduction In the blink of an eye, within a mere 10 minutes, we can have our desired items delivered to at our doorstep, courtesy of the pulsating veins of the Indian gig economy. A realm where summoning not just cab rides but even haircuts is as easy as a flick of the wrist. However, within

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How Intervening Acts Complicate Causation: A Victim-Centric Analysis.

Introduction Criminal causation establishes a cause-and-effect relationship between an accused’s actions (source) and the final injury inflicted on the victim. Ascertaining the accused’s liability is simple when the causal chain is direct, but the courts’ task becomes tricky when there are intervening act(s) between the cause and effect. Herein, courts have to determine the operating

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Electoral Bonds case: An Analysis of its contributions to the Test of Arbitrariness

Abstract The arbitrariness test and its application have been a continuously evolving area of jurisprudence with each case contributing differently to the idea. The judgements between the Mcdowell case to before the Shayara Bano case have been different from each other. None of the judgements have relied much on the previous judgements. Furthermore, there have

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