The 22nd Law Commission recommended that new legislation be introduced to protect trade secrets with exceptions relating to whistleblower protection, compulsory licensing, government use, and public interest.
The 22nd Law Commission headed by Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi.
Trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information that may be sold or licensed.
They derive their value from being kept secret.
Currently, India lacks a specific law for the protection of trade secrets.
Instead, they are safeguarded under the general laws governing contracts, common law, criminal law, and principles of breach of confidence and equity.