Category: Bharat’s Notes
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Book Review on Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms for India’s District Courts
Tareekh Pe Justice by Bharat Chugh spotlights India’s district courts—the real trenches of justice—through powerful storytelling, deep analysis, and a call for meaningful reform.…
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Game Over Before It Begins: The Unfortunate Case of Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators.
Justice is rooted in confidence. A party cannot and must not choose its own judge. The same principle applies to arbitration. Yet, the practice of unilateral…
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BNSS : Mandatory Videography of Search & Seizure – A few thoughts.
The BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhita) brings about several notable reforms in the criminal justice system. One of the changes that stands out, and…
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All India Judicial Services: A Remedy Worse Than The Ailment?
Judicial reform in India has always been a fraught terrain, where idealism meets the stubborn realities of culture, language, and local politics. Among the…
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Criminal Justice Reforms India Actually Needs (& Deserves!) (Part 1)
First published at Bar & Bench here ** Introduction The dust on the new criminal laws has not settled yet. And it won’t, if…
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A few lines on The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut (Review)
A few words on The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut. Every line, and I mean it, every line is a masterpiece. Even when the author…
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15 troubling aspects of the New Criminal Law amendments
Abstracted from a series of tweets by Mr. Chugh, accessible here 1. The new provision on Police Custody is deeply problematic. While it is…
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Deferment of cross examination of prosecution witnesses (Defence Counsel diaries)
Weaponisation of the Criminal Justice System and Perjury is rampant in India. False criminal cases are routinely filed to settle scores. In these cases,…
