Introduction The rule against bias nemo judex in causa sua (no one can be a judge in their own case) was forged in the crucible of English common law. Today, it is confronted by an existential 21st-century challenge. As Indian regulatory bodies like the Securities & Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’), the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’), and the newly minted Data Protection Board under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, increasingly rely on a mix of industry e

On 30 January 2026, the Supreme Court of India in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India and Ors. recognised menstrual health as a constitutionally protected right under the Indian Constitution. This judgment is significant as it marks the first such concrete effort by the Supreme Court towards a constitutionally rooted rights-based approach towards menstrual health This piece analyses the judgment and argues that the strength of the Supreme Court’s approach lies in its dee