Ages 18–27 · A cross-cutting lens
The law,
for Gen Z.
First job, first flat, first brand deal, first portfolio. The decade where every screenshot is a contract and every side hustle is taxable — explained the way you actually read.
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18
The age the law
starts treating you as an adult
starts treating you as an adult
30%Tax on crypto gains
2moTypical deposit cap
#adASCI paid-post rule
14416Tele-MANAS line
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- CTC vs in-hand — the real number
- Probation & confirmation
- Training bonds — enforceable?
- Notice period & non-compete
- Your PF — withdraw or transfer
- Freelance invoices & GST
- A contract before you create
- ASCI #ad — disclosing paid posts
- Who owns your content
- Crypto & VDA — 30% tax + 1% TDS
- F&O — the risk they must disclose
- Mutual funds & your first demat
- Spotting Ponzi & pump-and-dump
- Mental healthcare is your right
- Confidential by law
- Self-harm is decriminalised
- Tele MANAS — 14416
- Deepfakes & morphed images
- Sextortion — you're the victim
- Getting content taken down
- Right to be forgotten
- Rent-agreement clauses that bite
- Security-deposit caps
- Getting your deposit back
- Model Tenancy Act 2021
- Age of consent, plainly
- Live-in relationships & the law
- Equal protection (Art 14–15)
- When flirting becomes harassment
- DPDP 2023 — what changed for you
- You are a 'data principal'
- Erase & correct your data
- Consent, notice & withdrawal
- CIBIL & your credit score
- BNPL — the fine print
- Loan-app scams & RBI rules
- Recovery-agent limits
- Education-loan rights
- Voter ID & registration at 18
- RTI — ask the government
- The right to protest
- Filing a PIL
- Real-money gaming is banned now
- E-sports & social games are fine
- Offshore betting apps stay illegal
- In-game buys, loot boxes & minors
- Using AI without plagiarising
- Who owns what AI makes
- Making a deepfake is on you
- Chatbots & what you feed them
- Ragging is a crime
- Exam malpractice — the 2024 law
- Fees, scholarships & refunds
- Discrimination on campus
- What you can't legally post
- Defamation vs your opinion
- Memes, reels & copyright
- Summoned for a post
- Licence, helmet & the MV Act
- Drunk & rash driving
- E-challans & your rights
- E-scooters & EV rules
- Your refund & return rights
- Dark patterns are illegal
- Fake reviews & hidden ads
- Subscription traps
- tax
