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The Unconstitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 and the Erosion of Minority Rights

Varun Pandey Introduction The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was enacted in both Houses of Parliament following a period of vigorous discussion and partisan conflict. It signifies a substantial reform within the Waqf administration in India. Although it implements many initiatives for inclusivity and administrative reform, it simultaneously centralises governmental authority and diminishes the independence of […]

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Constitutional Law

Dworkin’s Herculean Theory: Determining The Binding Force of Menstrual Leave Policy

Lauren Prem I. Introduction Menstrual leave policy in short (MLP), a contemporary discussion, has been viewed by many legal practitioners, to take the form of a right. Prominent advocates throughout the country have associated the policy to derive its enactment force from article 14 of the Constitution which encapsulates the essence of treating equals equally […]

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Intellectual Property

The Artistic Threshold: Supreme Court’s Recalibration of Copyright and Design Boundaries

Parth Chhapolia Introduction The intersection of copyright and design protection in India has long been on a murky terrain, particularly in industrial innovation, where artistic duties frequently take a functional format. Section 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (“the Act”) defines the ambit and extent of a copyright, whereas Section 15(2) of the Act states […]

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Privacy Law Technology

AGE CHECKS OR PRIVACY WRECKS? DECODING RULE 10 OF DPDP DRAFT RULES, 2025

Kinjal Ahuja and Ashish Rawat “We cannot have a system, or even the appearance of system, where surveillance is secret, or where decisions are made about individuals by a Kafkaesque system of opaque and unreviewable decision-makers” – Reyna and Farley, 2006, p.43 Introduction India’s first dedicated data privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, […]