Litigants, listen to my words seriously; never invoke Article 226, and certainly not in the Bombay High Court; denial of justice is a fait accompli.
Mathews J Nedumpara1st May 2026. 1.My message is clear from the very title of this article itself. These words are not those of a disgruntled litigant, but of a lawyer who has spent a lifetime in the legal profession and one who has been relentlessly campaigning for judicial transparency and reforms for at least the […]
Litigants, listen to my words seriously; never invoke Article 226, and certainly not in the Bombay High Court; denial of justice is a fait accompli.
Mathews J Nedumpara1st May 2026. 1.My message is clear from the very title of this article itself. These words are not those of a disgruntled litigant, but of a lawyer who has spent a lifetime in the legal profession and one who has been relentlessly campaigning for judicial transparency and reforms for at least the […]
Why doesn’t a judgment under Article 226 or 32 constitute res judicata?
Mathews J Nedumpara2nd May 2026 The doctrine of res judicata belongs to the realm of evidence. It is for the party who pleads it as a bar to establish it. Ordinarily, a litigant has a right to institute a suit or other proceedings at their sweet will where there exists a cause of action.The doctrine […]