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Criminal

A Polakian Critique of Sharon and R.G. Kar

Editorial* Introduction The sentencing of female offenders is a contentious issue; primarily on account of claims of leniency in consideration of social and cultural biases. In ‘The Criminality of Women’, Otto Polak discusses the same in his chivalry hypothesis, which explains how representatives of the judicial system find it difficult to criminalise women and impose […]

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Competition Law Uncategorized

THE SWISS CHALLENGE METHOD: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Swedha Prakash I. Introduction Large-scale infrastructure projects are becoming increasingly significant, driven by government efforts to boost the economy, such as the National Infrastructure Pipeline (“NIP”), which has allocated an ambitious ₹108 trillion for various projects. Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”s) have played a crucial role in this commitment to building a strong foundation for sustainable growth […]

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Constitutional Law

Uncontested Elections in India: The Legal Challenge & Role of NOTA

Kartikey Agrawal & Siddhi Mishra I. Introduction The Supreme Court has recently issued a notice in a PIL challenging the validity of Section 53(2) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 (“Act”). This section comes into force when the number of contestants equals the number of seats to be filled, meaning only one candidate is […]

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Competition Law

The Cloud Tyrant: Microsoft’s Stranglehold on the Future of Digital Competition

Aditya Kashyap & Arnika Dwivedi Introduction The digital ecosystem is a constantly changing field that frequently presents previously unheard-of competition law difficulties. A noteworthy incident was when Google officially  complained to the European Commission (“EC”) on Microsoft’s anti-competitive conduct within the cloud computing market. This complaint has generated heated discussion, and initiated the dialogue on […]