Who becomes an amicus curiae ?
Amicus Curiae in theory means a friend of the court. However, in reality he or she is someone who knows the mind of the court and makes submissions to suit what the court has pre-decided.The court therefore appoints those lawyers who are part of the elite lobby of lawyers and judges in the Supreme Court […]
Who becomes an amicus curiae ?
Amicus Curiae in theory means a friend of the court. However, in reality he or she is someone who knows the mind of the court and makes submissions to suit what the court has pre-decided.The court therefore appoints those lawyers who are part of the elite lobby of lawyers and judges in the Supreme Court […]
While attacks on judges ought to be condemned in the strongest words, it is equally important to take serious notice of the grievance of the common man that the justice delivery system has failed him beyond words.
I completely disapprove and contempt the physical attacks on the judges. These incidents validate my stand that entering the streets, nay Andolan, as a means for judicial reforms is wholly ill-conceived and counter-productive. Many of my friends disapproved of my stand, saying that through peaceful and constitutional means nothing can be achieved. True, nothing can […]
While attacks on judges ought to be condemned in the strongest words, it is equally important to take serious notice of the grievance of the common man that the justice delivery system has failed him beyond words.
I completely disapprove and contempt the physical attacks on the judges. These incidents validate my stand that entering the streets, nay Andolan, as a means for judicial reforms is wholly ill-conceived and counter-productive. Many of my friends disapproved of my stand, saying that through peaceful and constitutional means nothing can be achieved. True, nothing can […]
In Bombay High Court, millions of pages of stationery are wasted in the name of “Pro Forma”. I brought it repeatedly to the notice of the Chief Justice, the last being my letter dated 28th June 2023. Even today the wasteful practice continues. Till date I haven’t received any reply from the Registry. The Court which slams other wings of the State for the slightest of faults would never see its own faults. Faults of others, mustard seed small, you see all; your own, as large as a melon, you see not, said Buddha. This adage applies with full force when it comes to all courts. Here there is no difference between inferior and superior courts. Read my letter.
Mathews J NedumparaPresidentNational Lawyers Campaign For Judicial Transparency and Reforms,101, Gundecha Chamber, Nagindas Master Road, Fort, Mumbai- 400 001e-mail:mathewsjnedumpara@gmail.com.Mob no.:9820535428. 28th June 2023The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nitin Jamdar,Acting Chief JusticeHigh Court of Judicature at Bombay.Mumbai – 400 032. May it please your lordship, Sub: Millions of pages of stationery wasted in the name of “Pro […]
Articles 226, 32 and Tribunalisation have made the Indian bar ignorant of the elementary principles of jurisprudence.
Young lawyers cannot be entirely blamed for their misconception that the constitutionality of a statute or statutory instrument can only be challenged in the High Court and the Supreme Court under Articles 32 and 226, for even lawyers like Mrs. Indira Jaising were under that wrong impression. That was her plea in invoking Article 32 […]
Letter to the CJ of Gujarat High Court, requesting her not to allow VC hearings to be discontinued.
Mathews J. Nedumpara98205 354284th July 2026 ToThe Chief Justice of GujaratAhmedabad Also To:The Registrar General,High Court of Gujarat. District and Principal Judge, Baroda, Gujarat. May it please Your Ladyship, Sub: Refusal to receive a suit seeking ad interim injunction, apparently because of a request for VC hearing – reg. Virtual hearing facilities were established in […]
If you are a common man and invoke Article 226 in the Bombay High Court, denial of justice is a fait accompli.
Mathews J Nedumpara5th July 202698205 35428 If you file a suit it will be decided on merits, no matter whether you engage a kith and kin of judges or otherwise favoured, or engage an ordinary lawyer. On the contrary, if you institute a Writ Petition in a High Court, for instance in the Bombay High […]
Young lawyers, let Thushar Mehta, the SG, and Singhvi utter “I bow down” for every word that falls from the mouth of the judges, but you don’t have to.
Mathews J Nedumpara23rd June 202698205 35428 If you say a neta is a chor, you will get applause, but if you say a judge is corrupt you invite contempt of court. Your fellow lawyers will distance themselves from you because they were told the day they joined the bar that you can afford to lose […]
Young lawyers, let Thushar Mehta, the SG, and Singhvi utter “I bow down” for every word that falls from the mouth of the judges, but you don’t have to.
Mathews J Nedumpara23rd June 202698205 35428 If you say a neta is a chor, you will get applause, but if you say a judge is corrupt you invite contempt of court. Your fellow lawyers will distance themselves from you because they were told the day they joined the bar that you can afford to lose […]