Corporate Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Amendments to the Companies Act introducing revised IEPF-5 forms and fast-track merger procedures – assessing their impact on corporate governance and shareholder transparency.
- India’s M&A landscape in 2025 – analysing valuation disputes and legal risk management in startup acquisitions.
- SEBI’s clearance of major conglomerates in fraud investigations – implications for regulatory trust and market accountability.
General Research Topics:
- Comparative study of fast-track merger frameworks in India, UK, and Singapore.
- Evolution of fiduciary standards and director accountability under the Companies Act, 2013.
- Balancing corporate social responsibility with shareholder-value obligations.
- Role of independent directors in ensuring ethical corporate governance.
- Trends in shareholder activism and minority-protection litigation.
Constitutional & Administrative Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Draft rules for regulating deepfakes and synthetic media released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, analysing constitutional limits on delegated legislation.
- Kerala’s amendment permitting traditional cattle races, testing the intersection of cultural rights and animal welfare obligations.
General Research Topics:
- Doctrine of proportionality and its modern applications in constitutional review.
- Evolution of cooperative federalism in Indian administrative law.
- Judicial review of administrative discretion and reasoned decision-making.
- Separation of powers and accountability in delegated legislation.
- The right to privacy and limits of state surveillance.
Criminal Law & Human Rights
Latest News Research Topics:
- Preventive detention under the amended Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act – constitutional safeguards and misuse concerns.
- Internet shutdowns and curfews during the Cuttack communal unrest – evaluating legality under Articles 19 and 21.
General Research Topics:
- Safeguards against the political misuse of criminal procedure.
- Victim-rights jurisprudence and restitution mechanisms in India.
- Human-rights implications of preventive detention and surveillance.
- Standards of fair investigation and prosecutorial accountability.
- Custodial violence: constitutional remedies and judicial oversight.
Judicial Administration & Access to Justice
Latest News Research Topics:
- Supreme Court’s Juvenile Justice Committee consultation on “Safeguarding the Girl Child” – examining judicial engagement in policy reform.
General Research Topics:
- Strengthening judicial capacity through case-management reforms.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation as tools for backlog reduction.
- Ethics and accountability mechanisms for judges.
- Right to speedy justice: evaluating constitutional enforcement.
- Use of technology and AI in improving judicial efficiency.
Health & Pharmaceutical Regulation
Latest News Research Topics:
- Deaths of children from contaminated cough syrups containing diethylene glycol, accountability gaps in India’s drug-safety enforcement.
- Ban on toxic cough syrups following fatalities in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, product-liability and regulatory reform.
General Research Topics:
- Pharmaceutical negligence and the scope of strict liability for defective drugs.
- Reforming the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO): lessons from global drug-safety models.
- Access to medicines and TRIPS flexibilities: balancing patents and public health.
- Legal mechanisms for product recall and consumer compensation.
- Medical negligence versus regulatory failure in public health crises.
Environmental & Wildlife Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- State laws permitting traditional animal sports – reconciling environmental ethics with cultural traditions.
General Research Topics:
- Public-trust doctrine and environmental stewardship.
- Balancing forest-dweller rights with biodiversity protection.
- Legal mechanisms for climate-change mitigation and adaptation.
- Corporate environmental liability under Indian law.
- Environmental impact assessments and procedural transparency.
Intellectual Property & Media Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Regulation of real-money online games under the Online Gaming Act – balancing economic liberty with consumer protection.
Technology, AI & Digital Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Recognition of cryptocurrency as “property” by the Madras High Court – implications for taxation, insolvency, and inheritance.
- Draft AI incident-reporting framework proposed by MeitY – developing accountability standards for emerging technologies.
Taxation & Economic Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Extension of tax exemptions for sovereign wealth and pension funds — fiscal and policy implications.
- Cross-border tax procedure notifications simplifying mutual-agreement frameworks.
General Research Topics:
- Implementation and transitional issues under the Income-Tax Act 2025.
- Digital-economy taxation and India’s approach to global minimum tax.
- Transfer-pricing reforms and international arbitration mechanisms.
- Judicial interpretation of fiscal statutes and taxpayer fairness.
