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...

Urgent Plea for Suo Motu Action in DHFL Crisis to Restore Justice and Equity: An Open Letter to The Hon. CJI Sanjiv Khanna Urgent Plea for Suo Motu Action in DHFL Crisis to Restore Justice and Equity: An Open Letter to The Hon. CJI Sanjiv Khanna Posted on 21st April, 2025 (GMT 08:53 hrs) ABSTRACT This open-letter by a family of DHFL victims appeal to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to take suo motu cognizance of the DHFL crisis, invoking Article 142 to protect the rights of lakhs of affected FD/NCD holders—mostly senior citizens, widows, and public institutions—who lost life savings due to alleged fraud and crony capitalism. They criticize the Supreme Court’s April 1, 2025, judgment, led by Justice Bela M. Trivedi, which upheld Piramal’s resolution plan, giving victims only 23% recovery while ignoring a full-repayment offer by DHFL ex-promoter Wadhawan. They allege bias in the RBI-appointed CoC and question the judiciary’s increasing proximity to political and corporate powers, citing ...

 “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...