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Data Privacy & Tech Law7 min read

Architecting Compliance Under India’s DPDP Act 2023: A Critical Examination of Significant Data Fiduciaries

This treatise dissects the statutory duties imposed upon Significant Data Fiduciaries (SDFs) under Section 10 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. By scrutinizing mandatory Data Protection Officers, Data Auditors, and cross-border transfer limitations, the author evaluates the operational readiness of Indian enterprises against the penal regime of up to ₹250 Crores.

Adv. Ishaan SenNational Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
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4 Treatises In ArchiveCitation Reference: OSCOLA / Bluebook 21st
Constitutional & Criminal•2026-08-24
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Decolonizing the Penal Code: Analyzing the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and its Impact on Criminal Justice

A structural comparison between the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The paper explores the codification of community service, organized crime, terrorism provisions, and procedural safeguards under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Prof. Ananya Mukherjee(National Law University, Delhi (NLUD))
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Intellectual Property•2026-08-20
6 min read

Generative AI and Copyright Infringement: Deconstructing Fair Dealing Under Section 52 of the Indian Copyright Act

Does scraping publicly accessible copyrighted works for LLM pre-training constitute fair dealing under Indian law? This paper examines Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1957, juxtaposing US fair use doctrines against India’s closed-list statutory exemptions.

Rohan Vashisht(West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS))
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