New Heartbeat Of Work: Leading With Humanity In A Technology Driven World

The twenty first century workplace is standing at a remarkable turning point. On one side we see an explosion of new technologies from artificial intelligence to automation and smart digital tools. On the other side we see a growing awareness that the true engine of every organization is still people, their feelings, their creativity and their need for meaning. As tools change how work is done, leaders must rethink why work is done and most importantly how people feel while doing it. The future...

Insurgency And Counter-Insurgency: Human Rights Concern

Insurgency and counterinsurgency have emerged as a major challenge for many states. It affects the national security and endangers civil liberties of the people. There are many factors which are responsible for Insurgency like political ideology, social thinking and economic distress which are characterized by violence, assault and other methods to create unrest among the civilians affecting their basic human rights. In result, the state responds in counterinsurgency which can be a blend of...

Beyond Biology: Why Menstrual Leave Is A Workplace Justice Issue- Not A Stigma Problem

The debate over menstrual leave in India operates within a false binary. Proponents celebrate it as progressive; opponents condemn it as regressive. This dichotomy misses the fundamental truth: menstrual leave is neither about biology nor about weakness. It is about institutional accountability for employee health.When approximately 50% of the workforce experiences a cyclical health condition that significantly impacts productivity and well being, ignoring it is not neutrality—it is negligence...

'Bangalore Metro Chicks': Voyeurism In Age Of Digital Platforms

The now-defunct Instagram account “Bangalore Metro Chicks” has again sparked concerns about digital voyeurism, consent and the complicity of social media platforms. The account featured sexually suggestive videos of unaware women travelling through Bengaluru's metro system. These videos were a set of non-consensual recordings curated to sexually objectify these unsuspecting women. Despite the Metro being a public space, the women were subjected to a form of surveillance that is indeed private in...

Crafted In Kolhapur, Copied In Milan: TCE Blind Spot In IP Law

In the first months of 2025, the Italian luxury giant Prada faced a firestorm of criticism for releasing a line of sandals that had a striking resemblance to the traditional Kolhapuri chappal, a handcrafted leather sandal from Maharashtra, India. This incident is far more than a story of cultural appropriation. It is argued in this blog that the Prada-Kolhapuri chappal judgement is not just an isolated incident, but it exposes the inherent insufficiency of the Western IP framework in protecting...

Massa V. Formula 1: Inside UK High Court's Crashgate Ruling

Felipe Massa's claim against Formula One Management (“FOM”), Bernie Ecclestone and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (“FIA”) reads like a story about sport, secrecy and missed remedies – but it is, above all, a test of private law doctrines. Who can sue, for what, and when. At stake is Massa's long-standing assertion that the deliberate crash during the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in 2008 cost him the World Drivers' Championship. On 20 November 2025, Hon'ble Mr Justice Ray...

Harmonising Privacy, Accountability, And Inclusion In India's DPDP Act

Recently, the apex court in Anjali Bharadwaj[2] sharply criticized the Government for its unexplained delays in appointing Information Commissioners, noting that such administrative indifference has created massive backlogs and has already weakened the enforcement of the Right to Information Act. The Petitioner argued that systemic failures, coupled with a history of official bias in appointments where positions meant for individuals from diverse fields have been repeatedly filled by former...

The Regulatory Gridlock: Jurisdictional Overlaps Between CCI And Sectoral Authorities

Competition Commission of India (CCI) serves as the Competition watchdog by ensuring free and fair competition across various sectors. Its functions encompass ensuring freedom of trade, preventing market failures, prohibiting anti-competitive practices and preserving consumer interests.[1] The CCI is not a sector-based body and enjoys a broad range of jurisdiction which cut across sectoral boundaries and thus covers all the industries with the primary focus on the objects behind the Competition...

Vows Of Silence

For a country that reveres marriage as a sacred bond, India's silence on marital rape remains one of its most unsettling contradictions. In the eyes of the law, a husband's right to his wife's body still overshadows her right to autonomy. Section 63 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, which defines rape, explicitly exempts intercourse by a man with his wife (if she is above 18) from the crime of rape.The message sent? Consent, when placed within marriage, becomes irrelevant.The persistence of this...

Dark Patterns And Deep Manipulation: Regulating Psychological Exploitation In Indian Digital Markets

The deceptive or manipulative user-interface designs that trick or coerce users into the actions that are against their best interest are “Dark Patterns.” These create exploiting cognitive biases such as scarcity, fear of missing out or guilt laden language, this negatively affects user autonomy and leads people into unnecessary data sharing. The psychological exploitation which is done by false urgency not only breaches the ethical norms of consent but constitutes unfair trade practice. In this...

Love On Trial: The Extra-Constitutional Power Of Khap Panchayats

Across the rural heartlands of India, Justice is not always administered in courtrooms decorated with law books and lined with judges' benches. Sometimes, it is delivered under a modest roof by elderly males of the village, who invoke tradition and honour rather than statutes and precedents. This is one of the various non-conventional adjudication systems across the world, primarily known as the Khap Panchayat. Khap Panchayat is an informal judicial assembly that seeks to preserve morality and...

Supreme Court's National Task Force And Constitutionalisation Of Student Mental Health

On this World Mental Health Day, while global efforts rightly focus on 'Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies,' the Indian context presents a profound and urgent domestic crisis- Why students are committing suicides, the escalating epidemic of student suicides. This day, dedicated to raising global awareness and mobilising action for mental health, casts a sharp light on the colossal gap. The historic judicial intervention, enunciated a month ago in the Supreme Court's verdict in Sukdeb Saha...