Law & Policy Columns

Law & Policy Columns (Columns)

safai karamchari

How India’s labour laws exclude ASHA, anganwadi and other workers by treating them as ‘volunteers’

17 Apr 2026

5 min read

Prosecutor

Law officers deserve scrutiny, not scorn: The limits of judicial commentary

17 Apr 2026

3 min read

Data Privacy and The Internet

The DPDP Act Section 8(5) blindspot: Use of AI by employees and the unseen IP and data breach

09 Apr 2026

5 min read

Data Privacy and The Internet

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act: A data maximisation regime?

08 Apr 2026

4 min read

Menstrual Leave

We worship women as Goddesses, just need them back at their desks by 9 AM

07 Apr 2026

8 min read

Transgender Pride Flag and People Protesting

State can't get into people's pants: Listen to what trans/queer lawyers think of the Transgender Amendment Act

06 Apr 2026

12 min read

facial recognition software

Why India must pass the pending Facial Recognition Technology Bill

03 Apr 2026

4 min read

Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi

Tryst with the Constitution: Transgender, CAPF Bills and the limits of legislative overruling

02 Apr 2026

6 min read

Mobile phone

The inverted republic: Sanchar Saathi, SIM-binding and the risks of expanding State power over personal devices

01 Apr 2026

7 min read

pharmacies

Patient versus patent: How Indian law enables affordable medicine production without patent law violation

31 Mar 2026

5 min read

Inheritance Tax

Should India revisit inheritance tax? A legal and policy perspective

26 Mar 2026

3 min read

Consumer Protection

Taxpayer's paradox: Extending the scope of the Consumer Protection Act to government services

24 Mar 2026

5 min read

Intellectual Property Rights

Piracy of the public domain: A right without a remedy in Indian law

19 Mar 2026

6 min read

Gateway of India

Arbitration rising: India’s path to Asia’s top seat

18 Mar 2026

6 min read

Transgender Bill 2026

Transgender Bill, 2026: Narrower definitions, wider constitutional questions

16 Mar 2026

4 min read

Social Media

Regulating children’s social media use in India: Why a ban alone will not protect our young

14 Mar 2026

7 min read

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