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