Collegium is a nasty business, 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, […]
Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits?
Mathews J Nedumpara3rd April 202698205 35428. Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits? 3.You are advised to file an SLP in the Supreme Court. You have heard great things about the Supreme Court — the sentinel on the qui vive, namely the protector and guardian […]
Justice G.S.Patel:”Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”
Mathews J Nedumpara10th June 2026. The threat Justice G.S. Patel faces today to himself and his family members ought to be a matter of great concern not merely for the members of the bar and the bench, but for the public at large. However, there is hardly any such concern or sympathy I could see […]
The Supreme Court, which asserts jurisdiction over anything and everything under the sun, does not even spare the Supreme Court Bar Association; what is the remedy?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 354288th June 2026. Our Constitution contemplates the legislature, executive and judiciary to be separate and independent wings of the State with the press as the fourth estate. The power of legislation is vested in the exclusive domain of the legislature. The record of a Parliament binds all, for we all as citizens […]
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 […]
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, […]
Justice G.S.Patel:”Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 3542810th June 2026. The threat Justice G.S. Patel faces today to himself and his family members ought to be a matter of great concern not merely for the members of the bar and the bench, but for the public at large. However, there is hardly any such concern or sympathy I could […]
Millions of pages of stationary wasted in the name of “pro forma” could be saved by dispensing with such a requirement.All that is required is a little concern for the envirnment on the part of the Bombay High Court.
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 […]