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The Supreme Court of India has been hijacked by dynasties of lawyers and judges. What is the way out?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 3542820th April 2026 The maximum strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges. It operates for approximately
The urgent need to suo motu recall the judgment of a 5-judge bench in Mullaperiyar Environmental Protection Forum v. Union of India holding that the judgment of this Court of 2006 which holds that the Mullaperiyar dam is safe, is binding in perpetuity as res judicata, thereby putting the lives of more than 5 million people of Kerala in jeopardy.
MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARAAdvocate101, Gundecha Chambers, Nagindas Master Rd, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001Mob: +91 98205 35428/99679 69256E-mail: mathewsjnedumpara@gmail.com 1st
A judgment of the Supreme Court, whether rendered in personam or in rem, operates as a binding precedent under Article 141 if the Court has evolved a new principle where none existed or has reaffirmed an existing one—and otherwise not. Justice Pardiwala erred in Eminent Colonizers Ltd. in holding that while judgments in rem operate as precedent under Article 141, judgments in personam do not
Mathews J. Nedumpara11th Feb 2026 A judgment of the Supreme Court, whether rendered in personam or in rem, operates as
“Anti-social elements i.e. FERA violators, bride burners and a whole horde of reactionaries have found their haven in the Supreme Court” does not amount to contempt of court, but the words “people do experience corruption at the various levels of the judiciary; for the poor and the disadvantaged, this can worsen the issue of access to justice” do. Why?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 354288th March 26 Judicial corruption is an undeniable truth. Before the PIL era, the Supreme Court was
Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits?
Mathews J Nedumpara3rd April 2026 2. On the contrary, if you file a writ petition, for instance in the Bombay
The Folly of Kesavananda Bharati’s Basic Structure Doctrine Exposed in One Sentence.
The folly of Kesavananda Bharati’s basic structure theory, a product of the full court of the Supreme Court of India
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