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- The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, vide office order dated 16th of October 2018 has endowed the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam with an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Chair, under the Scheme for Pedagogy & Research in IPRs for Holistic Education & Academia (SPRIHA), to benefit the people of the North-East Region of India in protecting their IPRs. The Chair since its inception in 2018 has concertedly focused its efforts towards conservation and dissemination of IP resources of the North-East Region and has been fervently engaged in capacity building of the creators/producers/owners towards safeguarding their IP rights at the grass-root and also viably commercialize their products, in order to strengthen the nation’s overall IP eco-system.
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- Annual Report of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.
Recent Submissions
Special Intensive Revision (Sir) of Electoral Rolls: Analysis of Citizenship Governance and National Security in India With Special Reference to Assam.
(NLUJAA, 2026) Yuwaraj Yadav
The legal landscape of citizenship and immigration in India is explored in this dissertation, taking into account the overlapping and contested fields of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and its subsequent amendments, immigration enforcement measures functioning in Assam and the two landmark mass exercises of civic identification--the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls. The questions are not just of academic interest. They have direct and significant implications for the status of millions of people, many of them long-time citizens of India and having strong family and cultural ties to the country, whose citizenship has been rendered uncertain, contested or precarious by a body of law that has undergone significant changes since the initial Citizenship Act was enacted.
From Colonial Extraction to Financial Liberalisation: Analysing The Legal Transformations Endured by the Bankng Structure in India
(NLUJAA, 2026) Swagata Das
The history of the economic transformation of India cannot be understood in isolation. It has to be understood while examining the evolution of banking reforms in India. From the period of colonisation, where trade regulations facilitated economic extraction, to the period of state-led developments in the post-independence era, till the period of financial liberalisation in the 1990s, banking reforms have continued to shape the economic structure of India. This dissertation thus examines how the aforementioned legal reforms and its subsequent legal frameworks which governed trade, currency and banking institutions, influenced India’s economic decline under colonial regime, and later contributed to its emergence as one of the world’s fastest evolving economies. During British rule, laws regulating trade, currency and banking institutions were primary structured to protect imperial interest. The banking standard set by the colonial government, specifically centralised the financial authorities, promoted export-oriented extraction and marginalised indigenous systems of commerce and finance. Therefore, the economic exploitation facilitated by these changes made during the colonial period were not only economic in nature, but legally institutionalised through various acts, charter-based covenant and regulatory control. Post independence, India tried to reclaim economic sovereignty via state regulation, nationalisation of banks and developmental financial policies which aimed at expanding credit access, thereby promoting economic inclusion. After 1991, the liberalisation reforms mark a significant transformation in the philosophy of banking regulation. There, there was a gradual shift from welfare-oriented state control towards private participation, market efficiency, global financial integration, and digital financial governance. Thus, this transition strengthened the position of India within the global financial market, meanwhile, raising significant legal concerns in relation to financial inequality, accountability of regulator, authorities, protection of public interest and elastic consideration of economic power. Thus, the study argues that banking law should not be treated merely as economic regulations, but as dynamic legal instruments, which shape economic structures, regulate access to capital and national economic sovereignty. Henceforth, adopting a legal-historical and doctrinal approach, this study aims to trace the evolution of banking law across the periods of colonisation, post-independence reforms, and financial liberalisation, meanwhile examining the legal continuity which connects these varied phases. The research addresses a significant gap in existing scholarship, since most of the earlier studies analyses colonial exploitation, banking reforms, and liberalisation from the economic point of view, without sufficiently examining the legal statutes, which enabled these transformations. Therefore, banking regulations have been placed as the core of the analysis, surrounding which the legal transformations revolve. Thus, this dissertation aims to bridge the gap between economic history and legal scholarship, providing a more integrated understanding of India’s financial evolution. At a time, where India has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies, with rapid growth in digital banking and increase in international financial participation, it becomes significant to understand the legal foundations of this banking structure. However, if India wishes to ameliorate it’s banking and financial structure to align itself within the global economy, its legal institutions should ensure financial inclusion, stability, accountability, additionally facilitating a more balanced global integration.
Biometric Authentication Failure and Accountability in Indian Banking System: A Legal Analysis
(NLUJAA, 2026) Siddhi Datri Singh
Under this methodology, the legal doctrines from primary texts are examined and critiqued in order to figure out their pragmatic realities and irregularities, if any. Though, the issue in question in this research in intricate therefore analytical techniques are employed. The principal statutes like BR Act, PSS Act, Aadhaar Act, PMLA, CPA 2019, DPDPA 2023 are read in detail. Case laws like Pragya Prasun, Puttaswamy II, LIC V CERC are further given detailed reading. This close reading has helped in understanding the interpretation of a legal rule established by this text and the way in which they function. The study also uses structural doctrinal analysis in order to assess the way numerous legal architectures operate and interact during a single transaction. The comparative method is also utilised to examine the contemporary international norms and find if any can suit Indian milieu. These are further supplemented by secondary resources like peer-reviewed academic articles, books, official government and regulatory reports.
Constitutionalism and Feminine Justice: Reproductive Rights and Bodily Autonomy in India
(NLUJAA, 2026) Shuvam Das
This dissertation adopts a doctrinal and qualitative research approach to examine the relationship between constitutionalism, feminine justice, reproductive rights, and bodily autonomy in India. The study is primarily based on secondary sources and involves an in-depth analysis of legal, constitutional, and scholarly materials. The research refers to important international conventions and consensus documents, as these instruments provide valuable insights into the global recognition of women's reproductive freedom and bodily integrity. At the national level, the study analyses the Constitution of India, relevant statutes, and significant judicial decisions that have shaped the legal understanding of reproductive rights, privacy, dignity, equality, and personal autonomy. The research also draws upon books, journal articles, research papers, reports, and writings of constitutional scholars and feminist thinkers to explore the theoretical and practical dimensions of the subject.
Corporate Responsibility and Accountability in the Age of AI Products in India: An Analysis of Child-Centric AI Product Regulation
(NLUJAA, 2026) Shivam Gupta
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized today's consumer markets by redefining what products and services are, how they operate, and how they influence consumers in different ways and sectors. The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in products has also become a part of our daily lives, from smart devices, digital platforms, autonomous systems, to adaptive learning tools. Unlike conventional technologies, AI systems have the ability to learn from data, make decisions on their own, and even shape user behavior, creating complex legal, ethical, and regulatory issues. Existing legal frameworks, especially concerning corporate responsibility, product liability and data protection have had to be rethought. The unique nature of AI, however including opacity, its ability to learn, and the reliance on data can make it difficult to prove liability, causation, and accountability.