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Through successive case law, the “serious fraud” exception has been doctrinally distilled down to tests of consent and imperatives in the public domain.

Technology law goes wrong when legal categories are made to absorb technical categories they were not designed to regulate.

AI companies operating in India are currently overlooking three critical compliance gaps under the DPDP Act 2023.

The common man’s anguish is not with the judges going on vacations, but with the judiciary being on vacation and suffering full or partial shutdowns.

This past week, Justice Karia upheld Telegram's temporary ban, ordered takedown of fake news on judges and ministers and sat beyond usual court hours as a vacation judge.

What was originally intended as a legal tool to protect intellectual property and prevent piracy is now being used in ways that threaten freedom of expression and fair criticism.

The art of drafting a Supreme Court synopsis ultimately lies in doing brutal thinking before you start writing and brutal editing after you are done.

The voter's right to know under Article 19(1)(a) is not subject to restriction by the candidate's own assessment that the case against him is unmeritorious or politically motivated.

Despite the glaring errors and even lack of jurisdiction, it is regrettable that several High Courts are reluctant to interfere, particularly where the tax demands are absurdly high.

The Act introduces a transaction-based welfare levy on digital aggregators, provides for strong algorithmic transparency safeguards and creates a multi-layered dispute resolution system.