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Privacy Law

When the State Forgets to Forget: Tiered Exemptions under the DPDPA

Riyan Paul Mathew Abstract The DPDP Act 2023, envisioned to fill the legal lacunae on digital privacy, falls largely short of its statement of objects and reasons. By carving out three tiered exemptions for governmental activity, covering national security and public order, criminal investigation, and statistical research, and removing meaningful timelines for the erasure or […]

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Insolvency

When Recall Becomes a Door to Delay: Procedural Abuse and Finality in Insolvency Adjudication: Part 2

Shivangi Nawalkha & Shreshtha Saha Ray In Part I, we examined how recall jurisdiction, though conceived as a narrow corrective safeguard, has increasingly been deployed as a strategic instrument of delay in insolvency proceedings. Part II builds on that diagnosis by examining the jurisprudential boundaries of recall and articulating a principled reform framework. Case Studies […]

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Insolvency

When Recall Becomes a Door to Delay: Procedural Abuse and Finality in Insolvency Adjudication: Part 1

Shivangi Nawalkha & Shreshtha Saha Ray Introduction The power of the National Company Law Tribunal’s (“NCLT”) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (“NCLAT”) power to recall their own orders is a blunt yet indispensable judicial instrument. It operates as a corrective safeguard to prevent the miscarriage of justice, to nullify orders procured by fraud or […]

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Labour

Tech, Class, and the New Labour Politics in Light of Kerala’s Right to Disconnect Bill

Purvi Singla I. Introduction In a world that increasingly boasts of an overwhelming workload and long hours, Kerala has charted a different course to protect its workers. Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first speech, quoted ‘Reject the term work-life balance, just work’ and asked citizens to work like a horse. This […]

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Policy

Opening the Door to Nuclear Investment: Understanding the SHANTI Act

Vishwas Goud & Sujeeth Madasu Introduction India’s Nuclear Energy Framework is undergoing a historic transformation with the introduction of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, 2025 (“the Act”). The Act consolidates and amends existing Nuclear Laws, provides statutory authority to the nuclear regulator, and modifies the liability regime to […]