Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has become India’s first law firm to fully adopt a generative AI-first strategy, integrating artificial intelligence tools across its legal, compliance, and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, research accuracy, and client service delivery.

India’s First Step Toward AI Accountability The Government of India has proposed the country’s first formal regulatory framework to address the fast-rising threat of deepfakes and synthetic media. On October 22 , the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)  released draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 , introducing new obligations for intermediaries and content creators dealing w

MeitY amended IT Rules, 2021, mandating that all content takedowns require senior-level officer approval (Joint Secretary/DIG) and a "reasoned intimation" to the user, promoting fairness and accountability in digital content moderation.

Taking suo motu cognizance of the alarming rise in ‘digital arrest’ scams, the Supreme Court has sought detailed responses from the Union government and major telecom operators. The bench highlighted the urgent need for a coordinated framework to protect citizens from cyber-fraud operations exploiting digital identities and impersonating law enforcement agencies.

SC judges urged the judiciary to rapidly adapt to India's AI economy and gain technical literacy to avoid obsolescence. They highlighted the need to adjudicate new frontiers like Smart Contracts, Crypto Asset Regulation, and the risks of AI-Generated Evidence and algorithmic due process.

The Supreme Court ruled that there is no fundamental right to access a specific private app like WhatsApp, distinguishing it from the right to internet access. The Court suggested using the indigenous app, Arattai, framing the issue as a contractual, not constitutional, dispute.

In India's digital landscape, a constitutional showdown is unfolding between the government and social media giant X (formerly Twitter). At its core, the conflict pits the state's desire for order against the fundamental right to free expression. The government's new centralized "Sahyog" portal is at the center of the dispute, accused of creating an opaque censorship regime that bypasses legal safeguards.

AI-powered cyber attacks represent a new frontier of corporate liability. These are not just technical issues; they are events giving rise to significant legal exposure, complex disputes, and intense regulatory scrutiny under frameworks like the DPDP Act, 2023. The actions of an autonomous algorithm can now directly impact a company's legal standing, its compliance posture, and its vulnerability to litigation. Understanding this evolving threat is a professional necessity.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has struck down the practice of requiring an accused to continuously share their live Google Maps location as a bail condition. The Court held this to be an excessive and disproportionate infringement of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21. Calling the practice a form of "virtual confinement," the judgment emphasized that any restriction on a fundamental right must be reasonable and satisfy the test of proportionality

India's digital lending sector faces increased scrutiny from both the judiciary and the RBI. A PIL in the Gujarat High Court targets predatory practices like usurious interest rates and coercive recovery methods. In response, the RBI's Digital Lending Directions aim to protect consumers by mandating direct fund flows, requiring a standardized Key Fact Statement (KFS) for transparency, and prohibiting apps from accessing a user's contact list or personal files without explicit

How AI and automation are reshaping labour laws, worker rights, and employment norms in India's evolving digital economy.

India’s newly released AI Governance Guidelines aim to balance innovation with accountability, but by favoring voluntary compliance over binding rules, do they risk deepening digital inequities?