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  Heading Towards a Theocratic Judiciary? Heading Towards a Theocratic Judiciary? [AN OPEN INFORMAL LETTER TO MR. DHANANJAYA YESHWANT CHANDRACHUD CHANDRACHUD] Posted on 13th September, 2024 (GMT01.29 hrs) ABSTRACT The article criticizes India’s Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud, for publicly participating in religious rituals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that this compromises the separation between the judiciary and the executive. It raises concerns about the increasing influence of Hindu nationalism in the judiciary, questioning its impact on the country’s secular constitution. The author also points to selective judicial actions and calls for maintaining scientific temper and critical inquiry as per the constitutional mandate. The overall tone expresses frustration with the blending of theocratic regime. Dear Mr. D.Y. Chandrachud, We are bewildered, perplexed, vexed and upset after viewing the video of your  Ganapati  puppet worship along with Mr. Naren...

 “Public Comments” on the Sick IBC (2016) to the IBBI “Public Comments” on the Sick IBC (2016) to the IBBI Posted on 27th June, 2024 (GMT 16:40 hrs) Dear DHFL Victims, Nearly four days ago, we found the following report on the  Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India  (IBBI): Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board clampdown on personal guarantors in bid to bolster creditor rights VIEW HERE ⤡  (As reported on 24th June, 2024 ©Telegraph) In the report, it was said that: “This lacuna in the system is underscored by the dismal recovery rate of merely 2.16 per cent for creditors from PGs under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), according to the IBBI. Seeking to bridge this gap and strengthen the CIRP process,  the IBBI has invited stakeholder feedback by July 10 on a series of proposals.” Since we had already made our voices clear on the IBC (2016) in our previous posts, we proceeded to find the portal to lodge the public comments with the help of the following...

  The New Criminal Laws in India: Old Wine in a New Bottle? The New Criminal Laws in India: Old Wine in a New Bottle? Posted on 25th June, 2024 (GMT 19:50 hrs) With the beginning of the 18th Lok Sabha and the formation of a new, fragile coalition government that appears to have lost all of its previous show-off of tyranny and terror, it is time for three new criminal laws to take effect, viz., the  Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita  (BNS), the  Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita  (BNSS), and the  Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam  (BSA), which will replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act 1872, respectively. Given below are the PDFs of these three new criminal laws: Bharatiya_Nyaya_Sanhita,_2023 Download Bharatiya_Nagarik_Suraksha_Sanhita,_2023 Download Bharatiya Sakshaya Adhiniyam, 2023 Download Now, there are several problems and issues that have emerged with the introduction of these modified criminal la...