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Constitutional Law Criminal

The Death Penalty in India: Revisited

By Atreya Chakraborty Since time immemorial, the subject-matter of death penalty has been at the centre of sustained legal discourse and deliberation all over the world. Even though the nature of arguments, both advancing and assailing the retention of such form of punishment, has not undergone a substantial amount of change, a fresh consideration of […]

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Environment

Vizag Gas Leakage: Tragedy or Negligence?

By Md Tasnimul Hassan Synopsis of the Leakage A toxic chemical styrene leaked from the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam during the early hours of May 7, resulting in the deaths of 11 individuals and hospitalizing more than 250.[1] Styrene is a colourless liquid used to make polymers such as plastic and rubber. Chronic exposure […]

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Banking Coronavirus

COVID Pandemic, Bank Guarantees, and Special Equity: Desperate Measures For Troubled Times

By Shivanakar Sukul and Mudit Burad  The recent Covid-19 pandemic has tremendously altered the dynamics in which commercial contracts operate. In such desperate times when the business machinery of the nation has been brought to a grinding halt, several parties are not able to honour their end of the contract. Consequently, the creditors or the beneficiaries seek […]

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Antitrust

Inclusion of Privacy as a Non-Price Competition Parameter

By Vishal Pathania In a digital economy or data-driven economy, data occupies the central position in new data-driven businesses. Collecting, storing, analysing, and working with data play an important role in the data-centred markets. In fact, data has become a significant source of market power.[1] This is the reason why many data-driven companies such as […]

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Banking Securities

Internet and Mobile Association of India v RBI: Renaissance of India’s Cryptocurrency Market

By Laghavi Pahwa The Reserve Bank of India [“RBI”] in April 2018 issued a Circular[1] banning entities including banks from dealing with individuals or companies that trade in cryptocurrencies which eventually resulted in the virtual currency market in India coming to a standstill. However, it did not per se ban holding or trading in cryptocurrency […]