Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

Thanking SCBA and SCAORA for Skipping Justice Bela M. Trivedi’s Farewell: A Stand for Judicial Integrity  Thanking SCBA and SCAORA for Skipping Justice Bela M. Trivedi’s Farewell: A Stand for Judicial Integrity Posted on 18th May, 2025 (GMT 21:26 hrs) ABSTRACT The article expresses gratitude to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) for their decision to forgo the farewell ceremony for Justice Bela M. Trivedi on May 16, 2025, viewing it as a principled stance for judicial integrity. It critiques Justice Trivedi for her rulings perceived to favor the ruling BJP and the executive branch, with particular emphasis on her involvement in the DHFL case. While Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai conveyed disappointment over the lack of a formal farewell, the article lauds the boycott as a courageous protest against the increasing politicization (or rather, Saffronization) of the judiciary over the past few years and a vita...

 “Stop Allergic Piramal”: A Self-Reflexive Note from a Ruptured Self “Stop Allergic Piramal”: A Self-Reflexive Note from a Ruptured Self Posted on 19th April, 2025 (GMT 07:02 hrs) ABSTRACT ​In this narrative, the author intertwines personal anguish with systemic critique, portraying how financial betrayal manifests as physical ailment. After losing life savings in the DHFL crisis, the narrator experiences psychosomatic symptoms—itching skin, rashes, anxiety—symbolizing the deep scars left by economic injustice. The piece uses the metaphor of medication, specifically “StopAllerg,” to highlight how treatments may numb symptoms but fail to address underlying causes. This narrative serves as a poignant commentary on how corporate greed and institutional failures inflict both psychological and physiological harm on victimized individuals. I pop the STOP ALLERG 10MG TAB and wonder—am I trying to cure an allergy, or just medicating my grief? After losing my life savings in DHFL, some...

 From Courtroom to Newsroom: Tracking the Media Pulse on the DHFL Verdict From Courtroom to Newsroom: Tracking the Media Pulse on the DHFL Verdict Posted on 10th April, 2025 (GMT 13:14 hrs) ABSTRACT ​The article examines the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Piramal Group’s resolution plan for Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL). This verdict has intensified feelings of despair among the DHFL victims, especially as it allows fraud-recovered funds to benefit the acquirer rather than the original retail investors and small depositors. The piece also highlights the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) closure of the Yes Bank–DHFL loan fraud case due to insufficient evidence, raising questions about the initial motivations behind DHFL’s corporate insolvency resolution process and the broader implications for India’s financial sector. It has been roughly ten days since the Supreme Court of India—under the bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi—delivered...