Ashish Goel

Complete breakdown of judicial discipline for which Supreme Court is directly responsible!

Few years ago, Ram Guha said that India is an "election only democracy". Rahul Gandhi's exposé shows that India is not even that! Absolute democratic decline under Modi government!

Absolutely nightmarish for a democracy where the state can keep a citizen in prison for as long as it chooses to for simply exercising fundamental rights, and constitutional courts stay mum

Why are people so upset about the fact that Mr. DY Chandrachud hasn’t yet vacated the official CJI bungalow? He’ll probably leave the premises later this year after celebrating Ganesh Puja with Prime Minister Modi

November 25, 1949. Smile on Ambedkar's face says it all. Ambedkar is presenting final draft of Constitution of India to Rajendra Prasad, President of Constituent Assembly. We are in 2025 and Baba Saheb's Constitution continues to endure, defying apprehensions #AmbedkarJayanti

Maharashtra police is dealing with hate speech, UP style. Wear saffron & promote hate, no problem. But those reporting hate speech & letting the world know how Muslims are being constantly demonized in India are the ones violating law. Zubair in UP. Kunal Purohit in Mumbai

Ex parte take down orders like these are an affront to constitutional rights. Why have plausible defence if alleged content can be forcibly taken down in the interim for the asking? That's nothing but death sentence without trial, which btw will take years to commence & complete

Justice Surya Kant grandstanding in weekend lectures: "Free Speech needs to be zealously protected." Justice Surya Kant on the bench when constitutional rights matter: "we know how to tackle free speech defenders." 2026 will be tough for free speech with Justice Kant as helm

After what happened today at Allahbadia's hearing, I have no doubt that Indian Supreme Court is now Solicitor General's Court. Topic for research! Judicial bullying of those who defend free speech. Constitutional morality must give way to public morality? No right without duty?

Revoking Reporter’s Collective’s non-profit status: How taxing philanthro-journalism aids majoritarianism On January 28, 2025, The Reporter’s Collective, a New Delhi based association of journalists, which recently reported extensively on the Electoral Bonds sc

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Naïve to view what happened to Reporters’ Collective as simply an income tax dispute. This is a majoritarian govt weaponizing tax law to financially jeopardize & cripple independent journalism, & send a chilling message to other non-profit media outfits which have refused to tow the government line.

Under Modi, India has witnessed crackdown on media outfits that have been critical of ruling dispensation. BBC’s India offices were raided by Tax Department weeks after it released documentary critically examining Modi’s role in 2002 Gujarat riots! NewsClick founder booked under anti-terror law!

Within a short span of time, The Reporters’ Collective has run multiple, fact-based investigative reports holding the ruling dispensation accountable on several issues, including an in-depth report on how the government gave reciprocal benefits to corporations that purchased electoral bonds

Last month, income tax dept refused to extend philanthropic status to The Reporters’ Collective noting journalism doesn't have general public utility. This is an affront to valuable constitutional freedoms, including citizens right to information. Public utility is implicit in philanthrojournalism

I think Indira Jaising should write and speak more often on Constitution and how Hindutva is slowly and steadily taking over. That's the kind of intellectual exorcism we need in India to liberate minds, including young legal minds, that have been seemingly possessed by Hindutva!

S Muralidhar who gave sleepless nights to Kapil Mishra in Delhi violence got immediately transferred. Wasn’t called to Supreme Court. Wasn’t made Chief Justice of Madras High Court. All under Collegium’s watch! Mishra gets Law & Justice. And we ask why judges aren’t independent?

That's the crash course on Indian culture from the Supreme Court that I was talking about when FIR was registered against Allahbadia. When politicians, media pets openly engage in hate speech: Courts conspicuously silent. Face checkers booked. Hate speech continues with impunity

Courts cannot casually grant bail through cryptic orders in money laundering cases: Supreme Court The offence of money laundering is considered an aggravated crime world over and courts cannot casually grant bail in money laundering cases by passing cryptic

Patna High Court passes a 40 page order allowing bail application in a money laundering matter. Justice Bela Trivedi passes a 16 page order setting aside the High Court order saying the order is cryptic and casual. www.barandbench.com/news/litigat...

I said to a tax journalist who asked for a comment to browse through archives & find the story they did in 1961 when 1922 Act was being replaced. We had no idea then & we have no idea now why cosmetic changes are necessary - while largely ignoring the complexity and its effects

India i.e. Bharat.

Why is it the Income Tax Bill and not Bharatiya Aaykar Bill, anyone? #newincometaxbill

A Supreme Court judge is put under inquiry & court doesn't tell anyone about it. Judge continues to conduct business as usual. Would be nice to have Supreme Court judges retire more often so we poor thing are abreast of what's happening. Problem of institutional secrecy solved!

Shekhar Yadav, High Court judge, isnt above law. His extra judicial remarks constitute hate speech. Now that he has directly challenged CJI, perhaps because he has Yogi's patronage, it's time for CJI to cut him down to size. And order hate speech FIR. Law is equal for everyone!

Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla is the Chief Justice India never had! He was offered Supreme Court judgeship and would have become CJI, but he refused. As Bombay bar president, he passed resolutions against four sitting judges, who either resigned or were transferred. RIP

Rona Wilson & Sudhir Dhawale arrested in 2018 get bail in 2025 in Bhima Koregaon case. Close to ten activists still in jail. Slap UAPA charges, pick up people randomly. Trial goes on forever. In Rule of Executive, process is punishment. No accountability means court is complicit

Collegium considering to not recommend family members of sitting judges is of course better than what we have but will it have any long-lasting impact? 4 out of 5 Collegium judges will retire this year. We have seen in the past those at the helm often overturn old decisions

A constitutionally honest judge would throw an absurd FIR against Zubair in less than a minute & give a hard time to the state lawyers. But some judges owe allegiance not to Constitution but to political executive. And give free hand to state in tarnishing fact checker's image

Supreme Court collegium consulted DYC & he gave negative report. Collegium went ahead with Shekhar Yadav’s proposal. Gogoi was heading Collegium. Which BJP minister pulled string? Different from Gowri where material came to light after proposal. Yadav’s appointment is in question

Looks like FIR against Zubair wasn't absurd enough that now we have even greater absurdity inside court halls. Hindus giving hate speech is promoting fraternity and Muslims reporting hate speech is promoting disharmony. That's Allahabad High Court for you under Modi and Yogi raj

Mr. Kaul dismisses post-retirement PIL & joins Bajaj as director. Chandrachud enjoys friendship with Modi. Abhijit Gangopadhyay mocks judicial office & joins BJP. Victoria Gowri gives hate speech & becomes judge. Now Shekhar Yadav. Judicial independence cant be left with judges