Aparjita Bill has introduced harsher punishments for rape in West Bengal. However, in doing so, it has blurred the distinction between aggravated and non-aggravated forms of rape, ignoring the...
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This piece argues for the need of a Bill that lays down principled asylum policy in India to deal with the influx of refugees, in a principled manner, where their basic rights are not left at the...
Summary: “DPDP Act, 2023, grants individuals the right to access personal data held by Data Fiduciaries. Through this piece, the authors explain the right to access, provide an analysis of what...
Summary: “DPDP Act, 2023, grants individuals the right to access personal data held by Data Fiduciaries. Through this piece, the authors explain the right to access, provide an analysis of what...
A fortnightly feature inspired by I-CONnect’s weekly “What’s New in Public Law” feature that addresses the lacuna of a one-stop-shop public law newsletter in the Indian legal...
The article challenges the Calcutta High Court’s refusal to restrain media trials in Sandipan Ghosh v. Union of India. It argues that such trials can undermine the presumption of innocence...
The Electoral Bond scheme allowed individuals and companies to anonymously purchase bonds to fund political parties, under the guise of transparency by mandating the use of regular banking channels...
This blog post replies to Sarthak Sahoo’s claim against intellectual bias as a ground of recusal. The author provides a rejoinder to his arguments while simultaneously revisiting his...
This article emphasizes that the core of the Electoral bond judgment lies not merely in election reform but in reinforcing equal access to political processes, a foundational aspect of Representative...
Several High Courts have granted prisoners the right to procreate with their spouse, including it within the ambit of “personal liberty.” The article analyzes such jurisprudence as detrimental to the...
Hear The Other Side: Critiquing Prisoner’s Right to Procreate From The Spouse’s Perspective – Part I
Several High Courts have granted prisoners the right to procreate with their spouse, including it within the ambit of “personal liberty.” The article analyzes such jurisprudence as detrimental to the...
Tuvalu, a small Pacific ocean island nation, has declared that its existence shall continue as a Digital Nation as climate change threatens to drown its land. In this piece, our analyst explores the...
In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Rahul Matthan, founding partner at Trilegal and head of their TMT practice, for an insightful conversation about his latest book, The Third...