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Lacunae

Something Indian law does not cover, who is affected, and what could be done about it.

Choose an area of law

Constitutional3

Judicial Appointments without a LawWanted
No Law on Political PartiesWanted
No Statute on Complaints against JudgesWanted

Administrative1

A Whistleblower Act Never Brought into ForceWanted

Criminal4

No Compensation for Wrongful ProsecutionWanted
No Witness Protection StatuteWanted
No Sentencing GuidelinesWanted
No Bail StatuteWanted

Evidence1

No DNA Profiling LawWanted

Civil Procedure2

Tort4

No Statutory Tort of PrivacyWanted
No Statute on State Liability in TortWanted
No Statute on Occupiers’ LiabilityWanted
A Fatal Accidents Act from 1855Wanted

Property2

No Conclusive Title to LandWanted
A Model Tenancy Law Few States Have AdoptedWanted

Family7

Corporate2

No Law on Group InsolvencyWanted
No Rule on a Parent Company’s LiabilityWanted

Competition3

Compensation for Cartel VictimsWanted
No Ex Ante Rules for Digital GatekeepersWanted
No Criminal Liability for CartelsWanted

Securities3

Banking5

No Cross-Border Insolvency FrameworkWanted
Personal Insolvency Still under 1909 and 1920 LawsWanted
Depositors in a Failed BankWanted
Customer Liability for Online Banking FraudWanted
No Law on Crypto AssetsWanted

Tax3

Years without a GST Appellate TribunalWanted
A Taxpayers’ Charter without RemediesWanted
No Tax on Inherited WealthWanted

Labour5

The Employment Status of Platform WorkersWanted
No Law for Domestic WorkersWanted
No Remedy for Dismissed ManagersWanted
Four Labour Codes, Not in ForceWanted
No Limit on After-Hours Work for White-Collar StaffWanted

IP6

No Trade Secrets StatuteWanted
No Statute on Personality RightsWanted
Who Owns What a Machine Makes?Wanted
Training on Copyrighted WorksWanted
Traditional KnowledgeWanted
No Protection for Small InventionsWanted

Tech & Data5

Media3

No Protection for Journalists’ SourcesWanted
No Statutory Regulator for News TelevisionWanted
No Definition of Hate SpeechWanted

Environment4

No Climate Change StatuteWanted
No Route to Sue for Climate HarmWanted
Groundwater Tied to Land OwnershipWanted
Air Pollution without Enforceable StandardsWanted

Arbitration2

Emergency Awards from Foreign SeatsWanted
No Regulator for Arbitral InstitutionsWanted

International (Public)5

No Refugee LawWanted
No Law on Genocide or Crimes against HumanityWanted
Treaties without ParliamentWanted
No Procedure to Determine StatelessnessWanted
No Space Activities LawWanted

Private International3

Enforcing Judgments from Non-Reciprocating CountriesWanted
No Statute on Choice of LawWanted
Mediated Settlements from AbroadWanted

Human Rights5

No Law against TortureWanted
No General Anti-Discrimination LawWanted
No Scale for Custodial Death CompensationWanted
Human Rights Commissions That Can Only RecommendWanted
No Law on Enforced DisappearanceWanted