Kalyani Kaushik & Khushi Jain Source: Reuters Abstract: This article examines evolving materiality standards in related party transactions, tracing shifts triggered by the Fifth Amendment and the Linde ruling, redefining disclosure thresholds. Despite […]
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Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society is an organization that publishes scholarly articles and commentary on legal and policy issues. Its content covers a range of topics including regulatory governance of financial markets, digital media ethics and intermediary guidelines, family law and equity, procedural critiques of judicial decisions, and analyses of legal concepts such as consent and autonomy. The organization provides a platform for legal scholars and practitioners to explore contemporary legal challenges and reforms, often with a focus on Indian law and policy frameworks.
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Muslim Marriages Are Contracts: But Unconscionable Ones
Hamza Khan & Vanshika Sharma Source: Galbraith Family Law Abstract: Presently, the Supreme Court is adjudicating a challenge to the validity of Talaq Hasan under Muslim personal law, which allows the husband […]
A Tool for Justice or an Unfulfilled Promise: Why Mediation Falls Short for Marginalised Communities
Anshika Patel & Arkkisha Bagchi Source: Wikimedia Commons Abstract: This article critiques mediation in India as an unfulfilled promise to marginalised communities, despite the seemingly ideal framework of the Mediation Act, 2023. […]
Reconsidering Free Healthcare: Accountability of Government Hospitals under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Sudiksha Jha Source: Freepik Abstract: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, was enacted to enhance consumer welfare by holdingservice providers accountable for deficiencies in their services. However, in light of theSupreme Court ruling […]
Re‑Queering Disability Law: Exposing and Remedying the Cis‑Ableist Erasure of Trans Persons in Healthcare
Agam Gupta Abstract: Driven by the erasure of trans individuals in disability rights systems, this essay weaves lived experience with Alexandre Baril’s composite theory to propose a ‘Unified Framework of Trans-Debility’. By […]
Rethinking Judicial Approaches to Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes: The Case For Article 21-Based Relief Against Nudifying Websites
Ritwik Sharma Source: Freepik Abstract: This piece critiques Indian courts’ commercial-rights-centric approach to sexually explicitdeepfake takedown cases, highlighting its gendered consequences. Analysing nine judgmentsthrough pie-charts, it argues that reliance on personality and […]
Challenging The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025: A Constitutional Analysis Through the Doctrine of Pith and Substance
Sanskriti Verma Abstract: This post examines how the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 fails constitutional scrutiny under the Doctrine of Pith and Substance. Its essential character remains gambling regulation, […]
When Conservative Actors Go to Court: Men’s Rights Groups and the Marital Rape Exception
Sharngan Aravindakshan & Deekshitha Ganesan Abstract: This post examines conservative legal mobilisation in India to resist rights-expanding claims relating to gender and sexuality. While existing scholarship has largely emphasised autocratic legalism, this […]
Procedural Justice and Administrative Legal Aid: A Constitutional Blind Spot in the Intersection of Article 39-A and Article 21?
S.V. Ghopesh & Siddhanth Shamindran Abstract: The primary purpose of this article is to contend the existence of a Constitutional blind spot in the interpretation of the intersection of Articles 21 and […]
India’s Soft Law Approach Towards AI Governance: Strategic Choice or Potential Oversight?
Vrinda Pandey IndiaAI Platform Abstract: India’s soft-law approach to AI governance puts flexibility and innovation on a higher pedestal than binding regulation. This article critically examines whether such an approach is strategic […]