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Simultaneity and Constitutional Accommodation: A Comment on the Proposed One Nation One Election Bill
September 29, 2026
This piece argues that the Constitution (One Hundred Twenty-Ninth) Bill, 2024, in its present form, lacks sufficient constitutional safeguards. The Bill’s simultaneous-election framework is not merely an administrative reform but a structural change that places State legislative cycles in dependence on the Lok Sabha’s electoral cycle. Its provisions create significant constitutional concerns, particularly truncated assembly terms, potentially prolonged deferrals, and unguided discretion vested in the Election Commission.
Permission at the Point of Extraction: The Access Question After ANI v. OpenAI
October 10, 2026
ANI Media v. OpenAI leaves unresolved a logically prior question to copyright use - when may publicly accessible material be lawfully extracted for AI systems? This article argues that Indian law now reflects opt-out reasoning but no opt-out regime. Drawing on Section 43(b) of the Information Technology Act and a twenty-four-domain RightSignal audit, it proposes a purpose-specific framework based on technical conduct, declared function, communicated scope, and collection within scope, distinguishing public accessibility from unrestricted permission.
Supplementing the Code, Supplanting the Core: The Paradox of Time and Value in the New CIIRP Framework
September 15, 2026
The IBC (Amendment) Act 2026 offers creditors a fast, largely out-of-court route to resolution. Its promise, however, rests on two silences. Section 58H fixes no clock for a converted process, allowing a debtor to spend 195 days and begin again. Section 58A names the eligibility criteria but supplies none, leaving the executive to decide who may invoke the Code. This piece examines both, and what each will cost.