Corporate & Securities Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- SEBI’s proposal to redefine “Associated Persons”, analysing expanded compliance obligations in securities markets.
- SEBI’s consultation on certification requirements for market intermediaries, evaluating regulatory transparency and insider-trading controls.
- Corporate governance concerns raised by major insurance-sector investments into politically sensitive conglomerates.
- SEBI’s enhanced regulatory push via digital-forensic capacity building – indicating shift toward cyber-enabled market regulation.
General Research Topics:
- Comparative analysis of securities-market compliance frameworks in India, UK, and Singapore.
- Effectiveness of corporate-governance reforms in preventing market abuse.
- Evolving fiduciary duties of directors in India’s rapidly changing corporate landscape.
- Shareholder protection and activism in Indian listed companies.
- Regulatory philosophy behind disclosure-based governance in emerging markets.
Labour & Employment Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Nationwide rollout of India’s four labour codes, legal implications for wages, contracts, layoffs, and social security.
- National protests by trade unions against labour codes, balancing labour rights with economic reforms.
General Research Topics:
- Constitutionality of fixed-term employment under labour-rights jurisprudence.
- Gig-worker protections: designing a new labour category for the digital economy.
- Collective bargaining in the post-reform labour market.
- Impact of labour-law consolidation on dispute resolution and industrial peace.
Constitutional & Administrative Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- New Supreme Court listing protocols for urgent matters, examining judicial-administration reforms.
- Presidential Reference concerning Governor’s assent powers, implications for centre–state relations.
- Legal implications of legislative repeal of obsolete laws, assessing statutory clean-up and legal clarity.
General Research Topics:
- Limits of delegated legislation and executive discretion.
- Constitutional doctrines on Governor’s powers and federal balance.
- Judicial review of administrative decisions for arbitrariness.
- Proportionality in constitutional litigation: contemporary applications.
Data Protection, Technology & Digital Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Enforcement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, evaluating privacy risks and state-surveillance powers.
- Rise of AI-driven cyber fraud, assessing adequacy of existing cyber-security laws.
General Research Topics:
- Privacy safeguards in state surveillance regimes.
- Liability of platforms for AI-generated harms.
- Data localisation vs global data-flow frameworks.
- Reforming India’s cyber-crime enforcement mechanisms.
Criminal Law & Civil Liberties
Latest News Research Topics:
- Legality of internet shutdowns and curfews during communal unrest, analysing compatibility with Articles 19 and 21.
- Accountability of police and state authorities during mass-arrest operations.
General Research Topics:
- Preventive detention vs fundamental rights: evolving judicial standards.
- Criminal-procedure safeguards to prevent misuse in political conflicts.
- Victim-rights jurisprudence under Article 21.
- Judicial oversight mechanisms for custodial violence.
Land, Property & Commercial Law
General Research Topics:
- Constitutional limits on retrospective property legislation.
- Industrial land acquisition: public purpose doctrine re-evaluated.
- Urban zoning and housing rights jurisprudence.
- RERA’s effectiveness in preventing real-estate fraud.
Contractual Transactions & Real Estate Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Landmark contract-enforcement ruling by Supreme Court narrowing ambiguities in long-pending property-sale disputes.
General Research Topics:
- Effectiveness of breach-remedy jurisprudence in protecting property-buyers.
- Role of judicial clarity in reducing real-estate litigation.
- Comparative study of property-sale protections across jurisdictions.
Trade, Commercial & Economic Regulation
Latest News Research Topics:
- Government’s mapping of global trade rules to improve exporter compliance, evaluating legal challenges for Indian exporters.
General Research Topics:
- Harmonisation of domestic regulations with international trade treaties.
- Dispute-resolution mechanisms for cross-border commercial conflicts.
- Regulatory barriers in global value chains.
Regulatory & Professional Ethics Law
Latest News Research Topics:
- Bar Council regulations on foreign-lawyer participation, implications for India’s legal-services sector.
- Restrictions on collaboration between Indian and foreign law firms impacts on competition and professional ethics.
General Research Topics:
- Cross-border legal practice and reciprocity frameworks.
- Strengthening professional privilege and ethical standards for in-house counsel.
