Constitutional & Administrative Law
Latest News:
- Governor’s “Pocket Veto” Scrutiny: Analyzing constitutional limits following recent remarks against amending the Preamble.
- Absence of Major SC Constitutional Rulings: Assessing the impact of a slow summer session on key governance issues.
- Kerala Administrative Amendment: Non‑IAS officers granted power to issue government orders—implications for accountability.
- PU Affidavit Rule vs. Student Rights: Legal challenge to protesting restrictions at Panjab University.
General Topics:
- Constitutional limits on amendments under the Basic Structure Doctrine
- Federalism and administrative hierarchy in Indian governance
- The doctrine of legitimate expectation in public administration
- Judicial review in university governance and autonomy
- Checks and balances in the appointment of top-level bureaucrats
Criminal Law & Human Rights
Latest News:
- Lawyer Protection from Probe Agency Summons: Supreme Court bars direct summons as prima facie unlawful.
- Calcutta HC on Campus Assault: Suo motu call for court-monitored investigation after law college gang rape.
- Delayed Panchayat Polls over Reservation Violations: High Court halts elections, citing flipped reservation rotation.
- SSC Answer Key Transparency Probe: Delhi HC compels SSC to address alleged irregularities.
- Congress Pushes for 27% OBC Quota: After SC notice, advocates implementation to uphold social justice.
General Topics:
- Police protocol reforms for gender-based custodial complaints
- Rights to a fair investigation in campus sexual assault cases
- Electoral deliberation: The legal basis of reservation rotation
- Transparency in competitive exams: A governance perspective
- Preventive detention vs. personal liberty: Constitutional safeguards
Corporate, Commercial & Tax Law
Latest News:
- JSW Steel’s BPSL Deal Review Petition: Examining Supreme Court scrutiny in insolvency-driven acquisitions.
General Topics:
- Directors’ liability under insolvency law frameworks
- Enforcement of regulatory due diligence in distressed asset purchases
- Corporate governance standards in merger and acquisition filings
- Intersection of competition law and IBC-driven liquidations
- Role of creditor protection in large-scale corporate restructuring
Environmental & Energy Law
General Topics:
- Rights-based approach to environmental jurisprudence.
- Judicial enforcement of clean energy mandates.
- Ecosystem restoration obligations under environmental law.
- Climate liability of state-owned enterprises.
- Urban planning and pollution liability: Legal interventions.
Aviation Law & Public Safety
Latest News:
- Public Interest Litigation for Aircraft Grounding: Examining the legal grounds and constitutional validity of the PIL filed seeking suspension of all Air India Boeing 787 operations until safety audits are completed.
- Emergency Inspection Protocols: Evaluating the legal adequacy of DGCA’s enhanced safety checks on Boeing 787 Dreamliners following the Ahmedabad crash.
- Regulatory Accountability and Officer Dismissals: Analysing the DGCA’s disciplinary action removing Air India officials for crew rostering lapses and its implications on organisational liability.
- Independence of Aircraft Accident Investigations: Studying calls to reform the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s autonomy in light of concerns raised after the Ahmedabad crash.
- Safety Staff Vacancies and Risk Mitigation: Assessing legal ramifications of the DGCA, BCAS, and AAI staffing gaps flagged in June 2025 and their impact on aviation safety oversight.
- Government Ethics in Aviation Safety: Investigating the implications of corruption allegations and black box data mishandling following the Ahmedabad Boeing 787 crash.
- Urban Planning & Airport Safety: Legal examination of regulations on building proximity to airport runways, prompted by concerns in Ahmedabad and similar urban expansion scenarios.
- Grounding vs Operational Integrity: Analysing the court’s role in balancing passenger safety and airline operational sustainability via the Supreme Court plea to ground the Boeing fleet.
- Public Safety Duty Regarding Escape Equipment: Evaluating compliance failures related to emergency escape slides and potential civil and criminal liabilities under aviation regulations.
- Chopper Crash Oversight in Char Dham Trek Routes: Legal issues arising from the suspension of helicopter services in Uttarakhand after a mid-June fatal crash.
Intellectual Property & Media Law
General Topics:
- Strengthening trademark protection in service industries
- Digital copyright enforcement in streaming platforms
- Media responsibility and defamation in live formats
- Regulatory framework against cybersquatting
- Platform duties under new press-tech convergence
International & Conflict Law
Latest News:
- Pre-emptive Self-Defence and Israel‑Iran‑US Tensions: Legality under UNC Article 51
- Drone Attacks in Gaza: Use of autonomous weapons examined under international humanitarian law
- US Military Aid to Israel: Treaty obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and IHL
- Erosion of International Law Amidst Escalating Conflicts: Assessing the broader implications of the Israel–US–Iran conflict on the effectiveness and enforcement of international law.
