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India’s criminal contempt law creates a remarkable concentration of power: the court decides what speech offends it, whether contempt occurred, and the punishment. @GokulSunoj and I wrote about this last week in @ThePrintIndia as part of @theprofesseer's #CountingOnLaw series As if on cue, a day after this column was published, the Delhi HC initiated criminal contempt proceedings against @ArvindKejriwal and several @AamAadmiParty leaders. The larger problem is not one case, but a vague legal standard — speech that merely “tends to scandalise” courts — combined with the institutional difficulty of reforming it. Column: theprint.in/opinion/counti… Video explainer: youtube.com/watch?v=VekwPx…

India’s contempt law has three problems. Why judiciary alone requires this protection, among all institutions whose public trust is constitutionally indispensable, has never received a good answer, explains Gokul K Sunoj, Associate at @theprofesseer youtu.be/VekwPxvRtq4

'India’s contempt law has three problems. Reform is difficult' Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, co-founder and CEO & Gokul Sunoj @GokulSunoj, associate at @theprofesseer, write #CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/counti…

'India’s contempt law has three problems. Reform is difficult' Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, co-founder and CEO & Gokul Sunoj @GokulSunoj, associate at @theprofesseer, write #CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/counti…

Tagging the team: @thriddas @SonOfRajkumar @bhargavizaveri @GokulSunoj

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'RBI is shrinking NBFC regulation—why it’s not enough' Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, CEO of @theprofesseer, and Harsh Vardhan, management consultant, write #CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/counti…

'PILs don't burden courts but show unparalleled effectiveness in remedying failures of the State. One needs to make a much stronger case for depriving citizens of this route to enforce their rights', argues @GokulSunoj, Associate at @theprofesseer. youtu.be/nqJLMURNGfs

'PILs don't burden courts but show unparalleled effectiveness in remedying failures of the State. One needs to make a much stronger case for depriving citizens of this route to enforce their rights', argues @GokulSunoj, Associate at @theprofesseer. youtu.be/nqJLMURNGfs

'India’s non-profits are in a regulatory hell. The 2026 FCRA amendment will make it worse' - Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, Co-founder & CEO of The Professeer @theprofesseer youtu.be/HnZ6iQUUqFk

'PILs are not a burden on courts. Here’s what data says' Srikanth @SonOfRajkumar, developer and data scientist, and Gokul @GokulSunoj, legal associate, @theprofesseer, write #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/pils-a…

'India’s non-profits are in a regulatory hell. The 2026 FCRA amendment will make it worse' - Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, Co-founder & CEO of The Professeer @theprofesseer youtu.be/HnZ6iQUUqFk

“Force majeure” is about to have a moment. But how strong is it as a defence in Indian courts?@GokulSunoj & @SonOfRajkumar look at 350 cases in @theprofesseer's database to find out the success rate of a force majeure defence in @ThePrintIndia this week: youtube.com/watch?v=Uhltx-…

'Acts of God cases are Acts of State now. The courts are not convinced' Gokul Sunoj @GokulSunoj, legal associate, and Srikanth Rajkumar @SonOfRajkumar, developer and data scientist, @TheProfesseer, write #CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/acts-o…

Substack post with a round-up of @theprofesseer team's & my writings in March. There's stuff about Chakraborty's exit; Bombay HC's silver lining; comparing equity returns in war across countries; the case scheduling lottery in Indian courts, and more: open.substack.com/pub/bhargaviza…

'Indian courts are operating like a lottery. They need smarter case scheduling' Siddarth Raman @thriddas, co-founder of The Professeer and Supriya Sankaran, co-founder and creator of Agami, write #CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion theprint.in/opinion/counti…

Dr Bhargavi Zaveri Shah had posted this cool questionnaire on Linkedin. Since many practicing lawyers are here on twitter - would request everyone to fill this up - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…