Why doesn’t a judgment under Article 226 or 32 constitute res judicata?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 354282nd 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 […]
Indian judiciary is perceived to be corrupt — what made it so, if not PILs?
Mathews J Nedumpara 10th June 2026. Almost all SLPs and Writ Petitions instituted in the Supreme Court of India are dismissed in limine in hearings which on an average last 93 seconds. The explanation is that the time at the disposal of the Court is limited. However, the courts have all the time to hear […]
Collegium is a nasty business, it is a fraud on the Constitution and it must go.
Mathews J Nedumpara. Collegium is a nasty business, a synonym for nepotism and favouritism. It is not in the Constitution. The powerful lobby of dynasties of lawyers and judges invented it by rewriting the Constitution. Blood was proved to be thicker than water. Since 1993, that is exactly when Collegium was created by judicial legislation, […]