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NCLAT Chennai Recusal: Knee-jerk reactions are no answer to Judicial corruption-What we need is radical reforms.

Mathews J. Nedumpara 98205 35428 26th August 2025 To 1. Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India 2. Hon’ble Shri Justice B. R. Gavai, Chief Justice of India 3. Hon’ble Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Law Minister 4. Members of Parliament, India Respected Sir(s), We, lawyers and citizens, are taken aback by the order of the NCLAT, Chennai Bench dated 13.08.2025, wherein the Bench recorded: “One of us (Member Judicial) has been approached by one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country for seeking an order in favour of a particular party. Hence, I recuse to hear the matter.” The Bench, comprising Hon’ble Justice...

01 September

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Those Who Opposed NJAC Have No Moral Right to Criticize the Appointment of Justice Pancholi or CJI Gavai’s Nephew.

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Mathews J Nedumpara. 98205 35428. 29th August 2025. (1) The judiciary is one of the most revered institutions of our democracy. But reverence must not be mistaken for immunity from scrutiny. Judicial power, like any other form of public power, must be exercised transparently, accountably, and in the service of the people. (2) We should long ago have established a system for the selection and appointment of judges akin to that of the IAS, IPS, and other public services—through an open, competitive, and merit-based mechanism. Had such a system been in place, our higher judiciary would have been manned by men and women of...

01 September

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Writ Petition No. 4777 of 2025 – Seeking Livestreaming and Preservation of Video Records of Court Proceedings to End the Ill-treatment of Lawyers and Litigants

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION) WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2025 (UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA) IN THE MATTER OF: MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA & ORS. PETITIONERS VERSUS THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENTS WITH I.A. NO. OF 2025 APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE THE MATTER AS PARTY IN PERSONS PAPER BOOK (KINDLY SEE INDEX INSIDE) MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA & 3 ORS.: PARTY-IN-PERSONS MOB. NO. +91 9820535428 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS S.NO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PAGE NO. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. INDEX S. No. Particulars of Documents Page No. of part to which it belongs Remarks Part I [Contents of Paper Book] Part-II [Contents of file alone. [i] [ii] [iii] [iv] [v] E-Court Fee 1 Listing Performa. ‘A1-A3’ `A-A1’ 2 Cover...

17 August

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Impeachment and the registration of an FIR are distinct processes that operate in two different realms — the former is civil, while the latter is criminal.

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Justice Varma’s Cash Row: Impeachment and the registration of an FIR are distinct processes that operate in two different realms — the former is civil, while the latter is criminal. Read my reply to the objections raised by the Supreme Court Registry. Mathews J Nedumpara. 25.07.2025....

17 August

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Explanation to the defects notified in Mathews J. Nedumpara v. Supreme Court of India (Diary no. 40429/2025)

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MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA Advocate 101, Gundecha Chambers, Nagindas Master Rd, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001 Mob: +91 98205 35428/ 99679 69256/ 94471 65650/ mathewsjnedumpara@gmail.com 25.7.2025 To, The Registrar, Supreme Court of India Sub: Explanation to the defects notified in Mathews J. Nedumpara v. Supreme Court of India (Diary no. 40429/2025) *Objection 9: Clarify as to whether the petition or PIL. If writ, locus to be clarified*. The principal prayer sought for in the writ petition is a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the police/authorities to register an FIR which they are dutybound to do as per Section 173 of BNSS. In Lalita Kumari’s case the Supreme Court...

17 August

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An open letter to Sri. Kapil Sibal

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Open letter *Mathews J Nedumpara* 21.05.2024. 98205 35428 *Dear Shri Kapil Sibal*, As someone who openly opposed your election to the post of President of the SCBA, I write this letter to congratulate you on your victory, and to seek your support on two issues which are primordial so far as the bar is concerned. The first is the abolition of the near apartheid and elitism in the SC which is not possible unless the designation system is abolished. Secondly, the abolition of the collegium system which has led to nepotism and favouritism in the matter of appointments of judges to the High Courts and...

17 August

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Abolition of Senior Designation: Open letter to the Prime Minister and other constitutional functionaries.

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NATIONAL LAWYERS’ CAMPAIGN FOR JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY AND REFORMS 101, Gundecha Chambers, Nagindas Master Rd, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001 Mob: +91 98205 35428/9447165650 E-mail: mathewsjnedumpara@gmail.com nationallawyerscampaign@gmail.com 31.10.2023 To, 1. Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India 2. Hon’ble Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Law Minister 3. Hon’ble Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, President of the Indian National Congress (Also, to the leaders of the various political parties, Chief Ministers, Members of Parliament, members of the legal fraternity, press and the public at large) May it please your Excellencies, Sub: Repeal of Section 16 and 23(5) of the Advocates Act, 1961 Ref: Judgement of the Supreme Court in Mathews J. Nedumpara and ors. v. Union of India and...

17 August

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Ill- treatment of lawyers and litigants, Complainant to CJ of Bombay High Court/CJI

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MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA 101,Gundecha Chamber, Nagindas Master Road, fort, Mumbai – 400 001. Email id: mathewsjnedumpara@gmail.com nedumparaassociates@gmail.com Contact No. 9820535428 ================================================================================= To, 10.08.2023 Hon’ble Justice Shri Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of High Court Bombay, Mumbai Also, to, Hon’ble Justice Shri D.Y. Chandrachud Chief Justice of India New Delhi May it please your Lordships, Sub: Ill-treatment of lawyers, the need to bring in a mechanism to redress the grievances of the lawyers and litigants. 1. I have written a large number of letters to the Chief Justices of India and the Chief Justices of the High Court of Bombay, so too, even the excellencies the President of India, the Prime Ministers, Law Ministers, about the...

17 August

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APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WRIT PETITION FILED BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT AS PARTY IN PERSONS I.A. NO. OF 2025

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17 August

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Mathews J Nedumpara 98205 35428 07.08.2025 Press release I am shocked to come across the judgement of the Supreme Court dismissing the writ petition No. 706/2025 instituted by my humble self and a few others on the ground that we did not produce a copy of the representation dated 26.5.2025 to the President of India which we had stated on oath to have been presented by us in terms of the direction of the order of the Supreme Court dated 21.5.2025. In the course of the hearing i indeed asserted that we had made representations to the Prime minister, Home minister, President, namely, the execute and...

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