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“Criticizing Bar Council amounts to misconduct”?

Every man has a right to his reputation and nobody has a right to violate it. This is undeniable and has been recognized from the early days of Roman law, all legal systems. Advocates, and for that matter even the judges have no right to violate the right of reputation. When the common people violate it, they will have to face the consequence of criminal and civil proceedings for defamation and even contempt. Lawyers certainly are not above law. But at the same time, any attempt to silence criticism and dissent in the name of protecting judges or any authority,...

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Video-Recording Of Proceedings Of Courts And Tribunals – A Panacea For The Ills Which Indian Judiciary Faces Today

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VIDEO-RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS AND TRIBUNALS – A PANACEA FOR THE ILLS WHICH INDIAN JUDICIARY FACES TODAY.Mathews J Nedumpara What prompts me to pen these few lines is a query from one of the few law students who started interning with me recently. The query was, what is the inspiration for me to initiate the campaign titled National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and the video-recording of proceedings of all Courts and Tribunals in the country as its prime objective. I had no difficulty to answer the query because of the injustice which I personally had to undergo, for,...

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Open Letter to Justice Kurien Joseph

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3rd December 2018 To Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph,Former Judge, Supreme Court of India,New Delhi. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIP: Today’s Times of India, on its front page, carried an article by Mr. Dhananjay Mohapatra, one of the illustrious legal reporters of the country, under the caption “We felt the then CJI was remote-controlled: Joseph”. Within the said main heading, there was a sub-heading titled “Ex Supreme Court Judge says minority tag hinders careers”. Under the said caption Your Lordship is reported to have said “the minority tag is a hindrance to career progression of members of...

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Progeny Judges’ Syndrome Chart- Chief Justices of HCs

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Our Interpretation of Constitutional Law has Become a Classic Example of Human Stupidity

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Our Interpretation of Constitutional Law has Become a Classic Example of Human StupidityMathews J Nedumpara Two things are infinite, said Einstein: the universe and human stupidity. Our interpretation of constitutional law has become a classic example of human stupidity. Let me explain. The common law is our law by virtue of Article 372 of the constitution. It is founded on two simple principles, ‘res judicata’ and ‘stare decisis’, namely, precedent. Res judicata means a decision in a case between A and B will bind and them, but not C and D who were not parties to it, in other words, it will...

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Basic structure theory – a proposition contrary to the first principles of jurisprudence

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BASIC STRUCTURE THEORY - A PROPOSITION CONTRARY TO THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF JURISPRUDENCE.Mathews J Nedumpara9820535428 Kesavananda Bharati's case is hailed to be the most important judgment ever rendered by the Supreme Court of India. The case was heard by the full court consisting of 13 judges. The case was argued for 6 months and the judgment consists of half a million words. Even the common people have heard of the judgment. In the said case, the Supreme Court laid down a doctrine called 'basic structure' and said that while the Parliament could amend every article of the constitution including those concerning...

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Chief Justice Of India Enjoys No Immunity From Penal Laws And Registration Of A First Information Report Is Imperative

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CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA ENJOYS NO IMMUNITY FROM PENAL LAWS AND REGISTRATION OF A FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IS IMPERATIVE – By Mathews J. Nedumpara Article 14 of our Constitution states that “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.” The Constitution does not distinguish between the rich and the poor or the powerful and the meek when it comes to the application of the penal laws e.g. the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and a junior Court Assistant. The Code of Criminal Procedure...

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Usurpation of executive and legislative powers by the Indian higher judiciary

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USURPATION OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERSBY THE INDIAN HIGHER JUDICIARY by Mathews J. Nedumpara The front page of the Times of India dated 1st April, 2017, which I have in my hands now, has almost 80% covered by Court news with the caption “Highway liquor vends, bars must close from today: Supreme Court”, being the most prominent heading. On its right “Won’t apologize if work not restored: Justice Karnan to Supreme Court”, followed by another three Court-related news items, including the caption “No early Supreme Court hearing in Ayodhya case”. What is said about 1st...

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Have Articles 226 and 32 led to denial of Justice. Will repeal of it lead to injustice?

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Have Articles 226 and 32 led to denial of Justice. Will repeal of it lead to injustice? Ambedkar described Article 32 as the very heart and soul of the Constitution. Our founding fathers, many of whom were victims of illegal arrest and confinement, being part of the freedom struggle, incorporated in our constitution, Part III, fundamental rights. By virtue of Article 32 of the Constitution a citizen can approach the Supreme court for the enforcement of his/her fundamental rights and that very right to access the Supreme Court itself was declared to be a fundamental right. It is almost 70 years...

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Article 141 does not sanctify Judicial Legislation

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22.06.202. Article 141 does not sanctify Judicial Legislation (as a clarification to a query) Am not against the doctrine of "stare decisis et non quieta movere", nay, precedents,but only against it being reduced to a great menace,nay, absurdity. The difference between " res judicata" and "stare decisis" is forgotten. That is the real concern. What is done Today in the name of 'precedent' is to make past erroneous decisions which were binding only on the parties to the litigation, binding on all, even the posterity. The authoritativeness of a judgment based on the strength of the bench belongs to province of res judicata. In...

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