National( MSME) Borrowers’ Association – Press Release – 02.11.24
National( MSME) Borrowers’ Association 101 Gundecha Chambers Nagindas Master Road, Fort, Mumbai. 2nd November 2024 Press Release National MSME Borrowers Association conducted a press conference today at press club to bring to the public domain the failure of the authorities, particularly the RBI and the Banks and financial institutions to give effect to the notification […]
The Founding Fathers, by incorporating Articles 226 and 32, reintroduced the dual system of administration of justice which was abolished in England in 1875, having proved to be counterproductive
The Founding Fathers, by incorporating Articles 226 and 32, reintroduced the dual system of administration of justice which was abolished in England in 1875, having proved to be counterproductive Mathews J Nedumpara Common people, often reassured by news reports where the High Courts under Article 226 and even the Supreme Court under Article 32 come […]
Referring Questions of Law to Larger Benches is in Ignorance of the Doctrine of Stare Decisis
Referring Questions of Law to Larger Benches is in Ignorance of the Doctrine of Stare Decisis By Mathews J. Nedumpara 98205 35428 It is said that even Homer nods at times, meaning that sometimes even very eminent and scholarly men err, for, to err is human. Lord Halsbury, known for his monumental work titled “Halsbury’s […]
Why I fought for video recording of Court proceedings (old article)
Why I fought for video recording of Court proceedings (old article) Mathews J Nedumpara 98205 35428 What prompts me to pen these few lines is a query from one of the few law students who started interning with me recently. The query was, what is the inspiration for me to initiate the campaign titled National […]
The Supreme Court in the last 75 years of its existence has rolled out judgements running into millions of pages, of which every syllable is claimed to be the law of the land. Can anyone point out one principle which the Supreme Court has evolved for the first time which had never ever existed?
Quiz Challenge: Identify a Unique Legal Principle from Supreme Court Judgments Mathews J Nedumpara President,NLC 98205 35428 Quiz 1. The Supreme Court of India since its inception has rendered thousands of judgments and it is quoted across the country as the law laid down by the Supreme Court, nay, even as “law of the land”. […]
Hurra Vs. Hurra, a judgment in ignorance of elementary jurisprudence
Hurra Vs. Hurra, a judgment in ignorance of elementary jurisprudence Mathews J Nedumpara 98205 35428 Judgments are of two types. The first category is where a judgment, whether right or wrong, is final, authoritative and binding. The second category is where the judgment is not authoritative, binding and final, even where it is right. The […]
Progeny Judges’ Chart- Supreme Court of India
Progeny Judges’ Chart- Supreme Court of India Mathews J Nedumpara President, NLC 98205 35428 Progeny Judges’ Chart- Supreme Court of India The truth of the Indian judiciary has long been hidden from the public domain. The contempt jurisdiction was used as a tool to prevent the people of this country coming to know what truly […]
Simple solution for reducing pendency of cases is to do away with “precedents” nay, repeal of Article 141 of the Constitution.
Simple solution for reducing pendency of cases is to do away with “precedents” nay, repeal of Article 141 of the Constitution. Mathews J. Nedumpara 98205 35428 Simple things can be done in simple ways; Hard things too can be done in simple ways; But it requires an inventive brain And can be done without much […]
A JUDGE IS FREE TO ERROR WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION, BUT NOT OTHERWISE.
A JUDGE IS FREE TO ERROR WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION, BUT NOT OTHERWISE. Mathews J. Nedumpara It is a fundamental principle of law that a Court is free to error within its jurisdiction and, howsoever erroneous its decision is, it could be final and binding. Dhananjoy Chatterjee, a poor and young watchman, was found guilty […]
Could reason be overruled?
Could reason be overruled? 98205 35428 Mathews J Nedumpara We live in a strange era, right from the law student to the eminent of the eminent lawyers, have no idea what the law of the land is! The moment a litigant enters the chamber of a lawyer and asks for the solution of a legal […]