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The NLS Blog

Children in Conflict with Love: Adolescent Autonomy and the Paradox of Protection

Subhadra Nair

This piece examines the efficacy of a Romeo-Juliet clause and interrogates the protectionist framework within the POCSO Act.

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IJIEL Exchange

Poking the Tiger: The Supreme Court Rewrites India’s Treaty Entitlement Rules

Devanshi Shukla

An analysis of the Supreme Court's rewriting of treaty entitlement rules.

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IJLT Blog

April 2026 : IJLT Tech-Law Bulletin

IJLT Editorial Team

Updates on the Online Gaming Rules and DABUS Patent Application

NLSBLR Blog

The Assignment Paradox: Reconciling Personal Guarantor Liability with Debt Transfers under IBC Resolution Plans

Dhiren Gupta

Paradox of assignment of creditor's assignment of corporate debt and enforcement of personal guarantee.

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NLSIR Online

Employment Guarantee Defused

Jean Dreze

Argues that VB-GRAMG Act shifts power to the Central Government while stripping away meaningful accountability, undermining the original spirit of employment guarantee.

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SLR Forum

Sagnik Dutta's 'In the Shadow of Minority Rights: Decolonising Gender, Liberalism, and the Politics of Difference'

Nidah Kaiser

Book Review of Sagnik Dutta's 'In the Shadow of Minority Rights: Decolonising Gender, Liberalism, and the Politics of Difference'

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Rashi Mitra

To Ban or Not to Ban: Children’s Digital Rights versus Social Media Restrictions

May 8, 2026

Noor Ameena

An Exit from Personal Law? Atheism, Inheritance, and the Architecture of Secular Default Law

April 24, 2026

Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob, Arvind Narrain

Between Lectures | Interview | Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob with Arvind Narrain

April 21, 2026

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Subhadra Nair

Children in Conflict with Law/Love: Adolescent Autonomy and the Paradox of Protection

July 6, 2026

Aditi Thakur

The Ideal Prisoner and The Limits of Reasonable Accommodation in Indian Prisons

July 10, 2026

This piece argues that allthough courts increasingly recognise the rights of prisoners with disabilities, those rights remain dependent on prison authorities for their practical implementation. The experiences of Dr. G. N. Saibaba and Father Stan Swamy show how disability accommodations are often framed as humanitarian exceptions rather than constitutional entitlements. Disability should be recognised through equality and solidarity, not sympathy or charity.

Viraj Thakur, Nida Adeel Mohammed

Consent, Conduct, and Their Constraints: Why Estoppel Cannot Cure Non-Arbitrability

May 3, 2026

Jean Dreze

Employment Guarantee Defused

April 20, 2026

Sanjali Rupnawar, Mustafa Rajkotwala

Is Encrypted Data Personal Data under India’s DPDP Act? – Identifiability, Liability, and Regulatory Design in a Growing Digital Economy

April 8, 2026

Nidah Kaiser

Book Review: Sagnik Dutta’s ‘In the Shadow of Minority Rights: Decolonising Gender, Liberalism, and the Politics of Difference’

May 2, 2026

Assembling India’s Constitution: An Interview with Rohit De and Ornit Shani (Part II)

April 27, 2026

Rohit De, Ornit Shani

Assembling India’s Constitution: An Interview with Rohit De and Ornit Shani (Part I)

April 27, 2026

Rohit De, Ornit Shani

Denial of Death Penalty Amidst Public Outrage in the RG Kar Hospital Case – Reflections of the Defence Lawyer Post One-Year

April 20, 2026

Senjuti Chakrabarti

IJLT Editorial Team

June 2026: IJLT Tech Law Bulletin

July 10, 2026

This edition of the bulletin was authored by Devanshi Ganta, Jai Kumar Bohara, and Vanshika Gupta from the IJLT Editorial Board, 2025-26.

Vanshita Gupta and Snithi Dilip

Funny Until It’s Flagged: Satirical Deepfakes Under India’s It Amendment Rules, 2026

July 8, 2026

Akshay Varma. N and Param Khandekar

Algorithmic Investment Advice and the Definitional Gap in SEBI’s Regulation of AI-Powered Trading : Part II

July 8, 2026

Akshay Varma. N and Param Khandekar

Algorithmic Investment Advice and the Definitional Gap in SEBI’s Regulation of AI-Powered Trading : Part I

July 8, 2026

Aadit Anand, Sakshi Meena

India’s Anti-Avoidance Framework After Tiger Global: Why GAAR and JAAR Should not be Invoked Together

July 6, 2026

In Tiger Global, the Supreme Court permitted India's statutory GAAR and JAAR to operate in parallel to deny treaty benefits. This article argues that their simultaneous invocation is doctrinally unsound because it allows the Revenue to circumvent GAAR's procedural safeguards through the choice of forum. Drawing on comparative experience, it contends that even if JAAR survives, it must be confined to its traditional sham-only domain.

Prof. Benjamin Hayward

Appellate arbitration perspectives from India and Australia: The Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the ACICA Arbitration Rules

May 16, 2026

Dhiren Gupta

The Assignment Paradox: Reconciling Personal Guarantor Liability with Debt Transfers under IBC Resolution Plans

April 28, 2026

Shrushti Mahesh Taori, Tatva Hemal Damania

“Click, Upload, Done!” – Has Uploading on the Portal Diluted the Meaning of ‘Service of Notice’?

April 21, 2026

Darshan Rao

Hunting the Huntsman- The Varied Interpretations of Capital Reduction as a Form of Corporate Re-organization

July 8, 2026

This piece examines the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's ruling in Huntsman Investments B.V. v. ADIT, which classified a share buyback as corporate reorganisation under Article 13(5) of the India-Netherlands DTAA. It contrasts this outcome with divergent tribunal positions in Accordis Baheer, Legrand Nederland, and RBS AA Holdings, highlighting inconsistent treatment of buybacks and capital reductions despite similar factual patterns. The absence of a treaty definition for "reorganisation" has led tribunals to rely on academic sources and unrelated statutory provisions, producing unpredictable outcomes for foreign investors. The piece proposes a three-fold test, covering continuity of ownership, materiality of change, and transactional intent, drawing on UK statute and OECD guidance to standardize interpretation.

Devanshi Shukla

Poking the Tiger: The Supreme Court Rewrites India’s Treaty Entitlement Rules

March 11, 2026

Anushka Aggarwal

A (Un)Precedented Shift? Legitimacy and the Rise of Standing Mechanisms in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

February 10, 2026

Sanyukta Chowdhury, Amit Chowdhury

The Monetary and Fiscal Mechanism

August 25, 2025