with business expansion. The very idea behind establishing a new framework is the need for an update in the future to respond effectively to newer challenges. It becomes imperative to establish guiding regulations which are systematic and more binding to foster agreements and check violations of fundamental rights. Thus, there is a need to: r Initiate dialogues with the business sector on better application of the concordant corporate responsibilities, and on improved documentation and accountability; r Conduct studies to simplify the adoption of the guiding principles, analyze loopholes in the Indian legal framework on BHR, and to infer how compliance to human rights measures improves ease of doing business in the country; and, r Establish regular consultations with stakeholders on how to develop a national action plan on incorporating the UNGP BHR more holistically. The implementation of the UNGP BHR in India is important for two main reasons: First, it will serve as a responsible government body dedicated to rectifying business-oriented human rights violations. This even serves to fight future injustices related to land rights and illegal labor practices that are still prevalent in the country. Second, it will answer the call for immediate response to the adverse impact of mining and corporate businesses in ancestral lands that affect indigenous communities. There is also a need to start a debate on the recognition of land rights as human rights. The goal of the BHR framework is to mediate such dialogues in a more transparent environment. A framework can assist the NHRCI and complement additional mechanisms to understand the complex nature of human rights. A scrutiny into land rights and draconian agricultural practices holds importance in terms of deliverance of justice and upholding law and order. This is a democratic need, rather than an institutional mandate, in the sense that India is a labour intensive economy. Structural reforms such as commissioning a BHR framework will create a favorable environment for investment and employment (The Times of India, 2017). Information symmetry plays a crucial role in investing such cases with business activities. However, the governance in States and at the national level suffer deeply from information asymmetry and incomplete knowledge of 50 Upholding Land Rights amidst the Land Rush