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If elected as President of the Kerala High Court Bar Association, I will demand the notification of vacancies, the invitation of applications, and the scrutiny of those applications. I will ensure that no name is recommended by the Collegium without consulting the Bar, and that nothing is done—or allowed to be done—in an opaque and secretive manner.
Three-fourths, if not four-fifths, of the judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of the High Courts, and judges who
The abolition of the draconian law of contempt—and particularly contempt of court by scandalization—is the greatest tribute we, the citizens of this country, can pay to the great soul of Justice Kannan, who expired today and who fought against corruption and for transparency in the judiciary
Justice Karnan is no more. He suffered a massive heart attack this morning, and his funeral will be held tomorrow
Could there be anything more absurd than the fact that, while judges of subordinate courts can be held guilty of contempt of their own courts, judges of the High Court and Supreme Court cannot?
If a judge of a subordinate court can be held liable for contempt of their own court, the same principle
The Kerala High Court dismissed a writ petition instituted by Mr. Nedumpara seeking a declaration that the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971—and in particular Sections 2(c)(i), 14, 16, and 17(5) thereof, which provide for contempt of court by scandalization and require a person accused of contempt to incriminate himself by filing an affidavit in proof of his innocence or defense—is unconstitutional, and further seeking a declaration that if the law of contempt is held constitutional, there can be no distinction between a judge of the HC/SC and a judge of a subordinate court, and that both are equally liable for contempt of their own court in the event they commit such contempt.Read the Petition.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN ITS EXTRA-ORDINARY ORIGINAL JURISDICTION W. P.(C) NO. 14564OF 2016 Mathews J. Nedumpara …
My Political Philosophy
Many might wonder why, in one of my earlier articles, in which I referred to rumours circulating in Delhi alleging
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