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[Bhargavi @bhargavizaveri]

May Substack: has stuff about @theprofesseer's CourtsData Lab which went live this month, the indefensible Rupee, the contemptuous state of India's contempt law, a conversation on animal sentience and more. https://t.co/VNKe0gNEgO

[Bhargavi @bhargavizaveri]

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: https://t.co/1LhBESwReq

Video explainer: https://t.co/cdflcjxZL2

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

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

https://t.co/hXppe41kLm

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'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

https://t.co/DZU5wXcgBt

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/v4WR8wJVpQ

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

[TheProfesseer @theprofesseer]

Case search in India is still stuck in the captcha era.

We’ve built a simple alternative: CourtsDaily
Search Bom HC + NCLT cases without needing CNR numbers.
https://t.co/g9E72HPZmh

Early version — looking for feedback from people who actually access these websites. 1/n

[TheProfesseer @theprofesseer]

What we’re working on next:

• expanding court coverage
• better filtering + search relevance
• cleaner order access
• fewer clicks to get basic case information

Would love suggestions on what would make this genuinely indispensable for your workflow. /end

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/jcjUCVrh4H

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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.

https://t.co/TKeMlvyCcO

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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.

https://t.co/TKeMlvyCcO

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/3Sqk63McCy

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/P0oaGWZtLz

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/3Sqk63McCy

[TheProfesseer @theprofesseer]

“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:
https://t.co/nqrwhxOGaN

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/BwTi6GN5fH

[Bhargavi @bhargavizaveri]

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: https://t.co/rOCqxZq3S3

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'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

https://t.co/aQQnJQzKal