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Caste began as a social and religious hierarchy that divided people into strict groups according to their occupation, thousands of years ago, which later became a deeply embedded part of Indian...

The Supreme Court of India has addressed a pivotal issue in arbitration law. In Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd., a five Judges Constitution Bench, by a 4:1 majority...

Data embassies represent a groundbreaking evolution in digital sovereignty, allowing states to extend diplomatic protections to critical infrastructure and data hosted in foreign territories. As global geopolitics becomes increasingly volatile and cyber threats intensify, how are nations leveraging this innovative concept to ensure governmental continuity and protect their most sensitive information beyond their borders?

The law relating to labour and employment in India is primarily known under the broad category of "Industrial Law".

While India remains a non-signatory to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980 ("Hague Convention"), Indian courts have developed a evolved a substantial and principled body of jurisprudence governing international parental child abduction disputes.

The interplay between the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and the statutory appellate remedy under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) has for long been a contentious issue before Indian Courts.

The GST Portal issued an advisory dated 19 September 2026 providing advance information regarding the introduction of emSigner version 3.3 for taxpayers and tax officers using Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs) on the portal. The new version is intended to ensure compatibility with USB dongles issued on or after 21 September 2026. Users with existing valid DSCs whose tokens continue to function normally may continue using their current emSigner version.

The technology and privacy law team of Nishith Desai Associates is presenting this analysis of the landmark Supreme Court ("SC") judgment of Justice K.S Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India...

It is indispensable to appreciate the significance of intra-regional trade as it has a positive impact on the other countries, which form the inter-regional trade.

The constitutional vires of Part II of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons), substantial provisions of which were brought into force with effect from December 1, 2016, …

The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

India stands at a critical juncture in its digital governance trajectory, where the rapid deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) across law enforcement agencies and public infrastructure has outpaced the development of adequate legal safeguards. The National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ambitious rollout of the Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) across police departments and metro rail stations, combined with the absence of dedicated legislation governing such surveillance technologies, presents unprecedented constitutional challenges that demand urgent legal scrutiny.

Institutional arbitration is a dispute resolution process administered and supervised by specialized arbitral institutions according to predefined arbitration rules.

On August 27, 2018, the DGCA, under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, introduced regulations to set out the civil aviation requirements for the operation of civil remotely piloted aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, ...

This issue examines a consistent judicial theme in contemporary criminal law: coercive powers must be exercised strictly within statutory and constitutional limits. The Delhi High Court has clarified that Look Out Circulars cannot be used as instruments of debt recovery. Mere loan default or financial distress, without allegations of fraud or serious economic wrongdoing, cannot justify restricting the fundamental right to travel abroad. Similarly, the Supreme Court has cautioned against continuing criminal proceedings arising from a predominantly commercial dispute after a settlement has been fully implemented and recognised by the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

The Government of Maharashtra has recently enacted the Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, which further amends the Maharashtra Stamp Act of 1958.