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Data Privacy & Tech LawLead Article

2026-08-28•7 min read•18 Citations

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.

#DPDP Act 2023#Data Privacy#Data Protection Officer#Significant Data Fiduciary#MeitY#Tech Law

Adv. Ishaan Sen

Principal Associate, Tech & Regulatory Practice • National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

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Citation Standard: Bluebook 21st / OSCOLA•Open Access

Constitutional & Criminal•2026-08-24

9 min read•27 Citations

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•14 Citations

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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Corporate & M&A•2026-08-15

8 min read•19 Citations

The Deal Value Threshold Paradigm: Scrutinizing the Competition (Amendment) Act 2023 on Big Tech M&A

An in-depth analysis of the Deal Value Threshold (DVT) of ₹2,000 Crore introduced by the Competition (Amendment) Act 2023. We examine how non-asset digital startups with substantial business operations in India are now captured in CCI’s mandatory merger notification dragnet.

Kavita Menon(Faculty of Law, University of Delhi)

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