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IT Act, 2000

Section 69A IT Act and the expanding architecture of digital censorship in India

Section 69A and the March 2026 draft IT Rules have transformed India's online-speech regime into an expansive, secrecy-driven architecture that undermines Shreya Singhal's safeguards.
Competition Commission of India

Beyond the agreement paradigm: Regulating algorithmic collusion under the Competition Act, 2002

The agreement-centric Section 3 has served Indian competition law well against human cartels, but is ill-suited to autonomous algorithmic coordination.
Stop Violence Against Women

We do not need a new law for protection of women; we need one that works

The woman who was promised the protection of the law and discovered at the police station, in the courtroom, in her own home, that the promise was notional, is not asking for a new statute.
Courting Controversy by Nakul Dewan

[Courting Controversy] Passport, Ergo Civis

An Indian passport, validly issued by the Indian State, preceded by declaration & the State's own satisfaction of citizenship to a person it has already determined to be Indian, should be sufficient p ...
education

Sitting idly in this economy?

Why doing “nothing” after law school may not be nothing at all.
Lawyer and Client

Comfort the frightened, never flatter the file

A steadied client is a case that survives; a frightened, uninformed one is a case quietly dying in the next adjournment.
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur: The quiet authority of a gentleman judge

A member of the Bar reflects on the tenure of the former Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
Convocation picture

Teaching the swimmer fearing the sea: A law teacher's message to his graduating students

A teacher's hope and anxiety that his students will remain committed to the ideals of justice as they embark on their careers as lawyers.
Court model

National Judicial Reforms Commission: A proposal we ignore at our peril [Part I]

For core and essential functioning, the judiciary must be treated as one unified system, not a federated coalition of wildly individualistic sub-systems.
Corporate Lawyers in a Boardroom

The unchecked power of private employers: Lack of due process and the demand for accountability

If an employer wishes to impose a finding that may damage a person’s future employability, should it be required to follow a fair process first?
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