EVMs and/or Ballots: Binary Dead-Ends?

The article critiques the polarized debate in India surrounding electronic voting machines (EVMs) versus paper ballots. It contends that framing the issue as a binary choice oversimplifies the complexities of electoral integrity. The authors highlight that both EVMs and paper ballots possess their unique vulnerabilities, urging the need for robust, transparent, and verifiable electoral processes rather than a fixation on the medium of voting. The piece advocates for a more nuanced discussion that transcends partisan positions to confront the genuine challenges of ensuring free and fair elections in a more decentralized, participatory, and partyless manner.

Urgent Plea for Suo Motu Action in DHFL Crisis to Restore Justice and Equity: An Open Letter to The Hon. CJI Sanjiv Khanna

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 broader concerns about judicial independence, integrity, and public faith. Citing past appeals and OHCHR recognition, the authors urge Justice Khanna to restore the judiciary’s credibility and ensure justice for victims, warning that inaction will deepen legitimacy crises and public despair.

“Stop Allergic Piramal”: A Self-Reflexive Note from a Ruptured Self

​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.

The “Waqf” Controversy and the Silence on “Debutter” Property: A Case of Majoritarianism?

The article critiques the asymmetrical treatment of religious endowments in India, highlighting how Waqf properties—Muslim charitable endowments used for mosques, madrasas, graveyards, and other community purposes—have faced intense scrutiny, legal reforms, and public debates, while Hindu Debutter (or Devottara) properties, which serve similar religious functions and are fraught with similar disputes as Waqf, remain largely untouched. The article discusses the recent Waqf (Amendment) Act of 2025, renamed as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UWMEED) Act, which supposedly seeks to modernize and centralize the administration of over 870,000 Waqf properties under state-level Waqf Boards. Although issues like mismanagement, encroachments, and undervaluation plague both Waqf and Debutter assets, legislative attention has been disproportionately focused on Waqf properties. This selective focus raises concerns about majoritarian bias, as it appears to shield Hindu institutions from equivalent scrutiny. The article ultimately argues for equitable and secular governance that holds all religious endowments to the same standards of transparency, accountability, and reform, warning that the current approach may be influenced more by communal politics than by genuine administrative concerns.

If CoC-under-IBC is the King, is Justice Just a Ritual?

The article critically examines the Indian judiciary’s handling of the DHFL insolvency case under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), questioning whether justice is becoming a mere formality. It highlights the overarching dominance of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) in the insolvency resolution process, where their decisions are treated as final with minimal judicial scrutiny. This unchecked supremacy, the article argues, has allegedly led courts—including the Supreme Court—to endorse CoC decisions without thorough examination, thereby reducing judicial oversight to a ritualistic procedure. A major concern is the exclusion of the Wadhawan family from the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), despite their offer to repay the entire debt, and the opaque handling of their final settlement proposal, which was not shared with Fixed Deposit and Non-Convertible Debenture holders who held considerable voting power. The piece further raises serious questions about potential biases within the CoC, particularly the preference shown toward a specific bidder, and criticizes the judiciary for failing to probe these allegations effectively. Ultimately, it calls for greater judicial accountability and intervention to uphold justice, transparency, and fairness, especially in high-stakes financial cases affecting a wide spectrum of stakeholders.

Not Just Victims — We Are the Verdict: In Solidarity with the DHFL Victims as a United Front

The article expresses solidarity with victims of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) scam. It frames the victims not merely as passive sufferers but as active agents seeking justice against financial abuse, allegedly perpetrated through a nexus involving crony capitalism, political collusion, and corporate misconduct. The piece highlights the futility of legal battles ALONE, referring to the April 1st verdict of the Supreme Court of India. The article challenges the resolution process that favoured Piramal Group’s acquisition of DHFL. It criticizes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for prioritizing corporate interests over small investors, particularly senior citizens and fixed deposit (FD) and non-convertible debenture (NCD) holders. The article calls for collective resistance, urging victims to unite in a non-violent, web-based movement to demand accountability and fair compensation, while condemning systemic corruption and judicial complicity.

From Courtroom to Newsroom: Tracking the Media Pulse on the DHFL Verdict

​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.

Dear DHFL Victims, Share Your Grievances with “Awaaz Bharat Ki”

The article urges victims of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) collapse to submit their grievances via the Leader of the Opposition’s portal, Awaaz Bharat Ki. It alleges the DHFL crisis was a politically orchestrated scam allegedly benefiting industrialist Ajay Piramal through a “quid pro quo” with the BJP. The article highlights the plight of fixed deposit and non-convertible debenture holders—especially vulnerable groups like senior citizens, widows, the disabled, and charitable trusts—who lost their savings due to DHFL’s fraud. A timeline traces events from the 2019 exposure of financial irregularities to ongoing legal proceedings in 2025, criticizing the RBI-appointed Committee of Creditors for a biased resolution process. The article proposes five remedies: (1) ending crony capitalism and dismantling BJP-industrialist collusions (Ambani, Adani, Piramal); (2) Supreme Court intervention to ensure justice; (3) launching mass protests and social media campaigns for accountability; (4) securing judicial autonomy by separating it from executive control; and (5) scrapping the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2016), citing its misuse in DHFL’s case. It closes with a call for distributive justice through collective resistance and systemic reform.

From Silence to Storm: DHFL Victims’ Fight Beyond the Saffronized Judiciary

The article critiques the Supreme Court’s April 1, 2025, verdict, which overturned the NCLAT’s 2022 ruling, prolonging the financial agony of DHFL victims. It argues that this decision serves corporate interests, particularly Piramal’s alleged adverse possession of DHFL, while entangling victims in endless litigation. The piece calls for global advocacy, urging victims to take their fight to the United Nations and engage in digital and/or street-based civil resistance against what it describes as a compromised judiciary serving political and corporate elites.