NLIU LAW REVIEW

Volume XIV Issue II

This volume is considered to be published in June 2025

Recommended form of citation:
(2025) 1 NLIU L. Rev. <page number>

ARTICLES

The article, Whose Story Is It Anyway: True Crime Tapes and Their Impact on Victims’ Rights explores the legal and ethical dimensions of India’s growing true crime documentary genre. It argues for the creation of sui generis legislation that balances freedom of expression with the need to protect victims from traumatization and prejudicial media trials.
The authors in Treatment of RERA Section 4(2)(l)(d) Accounts During Insolvency analyse the legal uncertainty surrounding homebuyers’ deposits during insolvency proceedings. They critique the absence of a trust structure or security interest in accounts specifically under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and propose adopting a statutory trust model based on Canada’s Condominium Act to ensure homebuyers’ funds are protected from creditor claims.
The article Section 32A of the IBC: From Principles to Precedents and What Comes Next delves into the evolution and critique of the “clean slate” provision in insolvency law. Beginning with the JSW Steel BPSL case, the article discusses Section 32A’s interplay with statutes such as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and Companies Act, 2013 while also exploring its implications for investor confidence, criminal accountability, and legislative coherence.
In The Corporate World and Its Compliances From an Entrepreneurial Perspective, the authors examine how corporate regulations influence entrepreneurship. Drawing on frameworks from India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the article explores how compliance structures particularly corporate social responsibility, director liability, and funding regulations can either stifle or support innovation, ultimately advocating for a regulatory model that enables business growth without compromising accountability.
Piercing the Moratorium: Insolvency Safeguards and Carve-outs for PMLA Enforcement addresses the friction between attachment of asset under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 relating to moratorium and clean slate. Highlighting the judiciary’s current preference for IBC primacy, the article underscores the risk of undermining PMLA objectives and proposes structural reforms informed by practices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, including inter-agency coordination and a common asset
database.
In Gig Workers in India: Bridging Legal Gaps and Ensuring Sustainability evaluates the precarious status of platform-based workers. The article discusses judicial and legislative gaps in worker classification, compares international regulatory models, and suggests balanced reforms to secure social protection for gig workers without jeopardising the viability of aggregator platforms.

CASE COMMENT

In the case comment titled Tarsem Lal v. Directorate of Enforcement, the authors assess the evolving jurisprudence on anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The article contextualises the Supreme Court’s judgment within broader questions of personal liberty, presumption of innocence, and the exceptional nature of economic offences.