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WHEN SILENCE STALLS DEMOCRACY: RETHINKING THE GOVERNOR’S ASSENT POWER

Published On: April 11th 2026 Authored By: Rachita Mohanty SOA National Institute of Law Abstract The Governor’s power to grant assent under Article 200 of the Indian Constitution was designed as a procedural safeguard rooted in constitutional trust and cooperative federalism, not as an instrument of legislative control. The provision was framed to enable constitutional […]

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Not Every FIR Begins the Same: The Supreme Court’s Context-Based Approach to Preliminary Inquiry

Published On: April 11th 2026 Authored By: Jitasha Jain Gurha School of Law, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalay, Indore I. Introduction The First Information Report (FIR) forms the foundational step of criminal investigation in India. Registration of an FIR sets the criminal justice process into motion and carries serious legal consequences for both the accused and the

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Ensuring Social Security for India’s Gig Workforce: Implementation Challenges under the 2024-2025 Labour Code Rollout

Published On: March 13th 2026 Authored By: Anubhab Sen Brainware University Introduction Driven by young demographics, digital adoption, and fast urbanization, India’s quickly growing gig and platform workforce has become a key component of the new economic environment. The Code on Social Security, 2020 (SS)[1], one of the four labor laws enacted in a recent

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Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Walking the Gray Zone

Published On: March 15th 2026 Authored By: Ankita Ghosh Brainware University Abstract Artificial intelligence has quietly infiltrated the domain of creative expression, producing poems, paintings, and legal documents with minimal human input. This development poses fundamental challenges to copyright law, which was built on the assumption of human authorship. This article examines the intersection of

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Property Rights in the Metaverse: Beyond Terms of Service

Published On: March 13th 2026 Authored By: Mansi Yadav Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU-CPAS) Abstract The rapid growth of the Metaverse has completely redefined what ownership means in the virtual world of the Digital Age. The value of virtual real estate, as well as other virtual digital currencies and assets such as NFTs and cryptocurrency, plays

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