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Tax Law

GST: Was it a Curse for Federalism

Introduction With the vision to introduce “Reform” rather than a mere  amendment in the existing Indian taxation system the Indian government in 2017 through Constitutional Amendment 101st ,2016  introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST). It simultaneously enlarged and curtailed the fiscal sovereignty of Indian states. The GST envisaged to subsume[1] over 17 central and state […]

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Family Law

The Social Reality of Divorce for Women in India

Abstract In spite of laws for divorce provided for through the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, divorced women in India face an unjust social burden owing to deep-rooted patriarchal traditions and caste structures along with a lack of adequate institutions. In this regard, the present study attempts at analysing the […]

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Data Protection & Privacy Law

Algorithmic Power and Human Autonomy: Rethinking Consent in the Digital Age

Abstract The rise of digital technology has engendered a profound paradox: cyberspace democratise the access to information and amplify this marginalised voices it also enables Untrammelled mechanisms of manipulation and control over individual autonomy. This essay explores the perplexing dynamic between technology and human autonomy, and cyberspace in support of the argument that the current […]

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Technology & Society

If Instagram were a courtroom: Are Algorithms Guilty Of Bias?

“Algorithms are opinions embedded in code.”– Cathy O’Neil If Instagram were a courtroom, its defendant would not be a human but an algorithm- mysterious, complex, and powerful. It determines what we look at, whom we follow, and even what we care about. It favors some aesthetics, penalizes others, and in the process, silently frames the […]

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Data Protection & Privacy Law

The Dialectic of Digital Visibility: Queerness, Law, and the Teleological Failure of India’s Data Regime

The Supreme Court of India, in landmark decisions such as National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) v. Union of India (2014) and Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018), charted a profound course toward a rights-respecting republic. The decriminalisation of Section 377 was a juridical triumph, affirming that sexual autonomy and dignity are inseparable from […]