[This article has been authored by S.V. Ghopesh, a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Tamil Nadu National Law University. It examines the unintended regulatory overreach embedded in India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, particularly the Act’s rigid three-part classification of e-sports, social games, and online money games. The article argues that…
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Gaps in Timeline and Consent Management in India’s Draft DPDP Rules 2025: A Critical Analysis
[This article has been authored by Mihir Singh and Tia Sikka, fourth-year B.A. LL.B. students at Christ University, Bangalore. It examines critical gaps in India’s Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, particularly the absence of clear timelines for notice, data deletion, and grievance redressal, as well as vague procedures for consent withdrawal. The authors argue…
U.S. Visa Surveillance: The New Panopticon and its Privacy Implications
[This article has been authored by Anvesha Singh and Preeshita Singh, fourth-year B.A. LL.B. students at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. It examines the United States’ June 2025 policy requiring international student visa applicants to undergo social media vetting, arguing that it violates privacy rights and suppresses free speech. The authors highlight how India’s Digital Personal…
Machines, Middlemen, and Mandates: Vicarious Liability under the Companies Act, 2013
[This article is authored by Divyansh Bansal and Priyanjali Singh, second-year B.A. LL.B. students at National Law University, Jodhpur. This piece examines how India’s Companies Act, 2013 struggles to assign accountability when corporations delegate critical functions to AI systems and third-party vendors. The authors argue that existing vicarious liability frameworks, designed for human actors, must evolve…
The Artificial Intelligence Conundrum: Balancing Innovation and Protection in Mental Healthcare
[This article is authored by Aditya Mani Tripathi, a second-year B.A. LL.B. student at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida. In this piece, the author examines the emerging challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the mental health sector, focusing on the risks arising from unregulated AI companions and the inadequacy of current Indian legal frameworks…
Behind the Avatars, Real Voices Cry: Can Indian Law Catch Up with Virtual Sexual Violence?
[This article is authored by Anjuli Pandey, II-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University. It examines the legal gaps in India’s approach to sexual harassment in virtual reality spaces like the Metaverse, analyzing existing laws under the IPC, IT Act, POCSO Act, and BNS, and proposes legal reforms based…
Part II | AI CHATBOT MY PERSONAL THERAPISTS!!!
[This article is authored by Suryansh Sadhwani, II Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University. This is the second part of a two-part series on AI chatbots as personal therapists. While the first part explored their promise and risks in making therapy more affordable and accessible, this part examines…
Part II | SET LAWS, SHROUDED GAPS: Evaluating the DSAR in wake of DPDPA from the perspective of FSPs
[This article is authored by Avinash Kumar, II Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University. This is the second part of a two-part series evaluating the challenges of handling Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, from the perspective of Financial Service Providers (FSPs)….
Part I | SET LAWS, SHROUDED GAPS: Evaluating the DSAR in wake of DPDPA from the perspective of FSPs
[This article is authored by Avinash Kumar, II Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University. This is the first part of a two-part series evaluating the challenges of handling Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, from the perspective of Financial Service Providers…
Return from Hiatus
After a long hiatus, the Tech Law Forum is delighted to announce its return. We are once again opening our platform to fresh perspectives, critical analysis, and thought-provoking commentary, on a rolling basis, on all things related to Technology Law, with a special emphasis on developments in India. The Forum is dedicated to fostering meaningful…