An Appeal to Members of the Bar and the Litigant Public on the 79th Independence Day

Mathews J. Nedumpara President National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms 98205 35428 15th August 2025   An Appeal to Members of the Bar and the Litigant Public on the 79th Independence Day   (1) Our political executive and legislature are primarily responsible for the ills plaguing our justice delivery system today. It is not that they have acted wrongly, but rather that their persistent inaction has caused this decline. In a democracy, governance is the exclusive province of the legislature and the executive, yet they have allowed the courts to usurp their role.   (2) The future Parliaments—whom the Constituent Assembly once regarded with reverence as being truly...

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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.

Open Letter To, *Dr Justice DY Chandrachud* Chief Justice of India Also to, The Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court of India May it please your Lordships, Sub: 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. 1. This letter being addressed to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and the companion judges of the Supreme Court,...

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Double Standards in justice:Ambani vs MSMEs

Mathews J. Nedumpara 98205 35428 17.07.2025.   *Press Release* (Double Standards in justice:Ambani vs MSMEs)   In my experience of over four decades as a lawyer—and even earlier, as a litigant—I can say without hesitation that in our country, the common man does not get justice. The elite and the super-rich can buy justice. Some may accuse me of contempt of court for saying so openly, but that is the unfortunate truth. I say this not to scandalize the institution, but because I believe that much-needed reforms in the judiciary are impossible unless the common man is made aware of the deep deficiencies in our justice delivery...

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Rule of law must prevail:Nedumpara’s Third petition in SC seeks FIR against Justice Varma (Part 1)

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 IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WRIT PETITION FILED BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT 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]...

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 “Good men must not obey the law too well” – video recording of court proceedings and its circulation

Mathews J. Nedumpara 98205 35428 17.03.2025. The Kerala High Court took objection to our recording of the proceedings and sharing of the same. Though not done by me personally, I have no hesitation to take responsibility. Several MSMEs perturbed by the unfortunate fact that the Courts have been denying them the benefit of the notification which has received the assent of both houses of the Parliament which prohibits recovery action except with the permission of the committee, record the VC proceedings, at the various forums, High Court, Supreme Court etc. 2. Quite recently I defended the cause of an MSME before the Kerala High...

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To declare that the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is unconstitutional and void, or at least Sections 2(c)(i), 14, 16 and 17(5) thereof

It is a fundamental principle of jurisprudence that to institute a legal proceeding seeking a declaratory remedy or for enforcement of the same, no cause of action needs to exist. The Petitioner, who is a lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala in 1984 and practicing since then, is leading a National Campaign which has as its prime objectives the following:- Advertisement of vacancies of Judges of the higher judiciary, invitation of applications and references , open and transparent selection and appointment, instead of the current system of appointment by invitation where only the elite and super elite...

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Protection from defamation in a judicial proceedings – Concerted act on the part of Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jamdar to malign and defame me, a lawyer – Complaint reg.

My tryst with the justice delivery system began at a young age in 1979 as a litigant in the Munsiff Court, Pala. I conducted the case mostly as a party in person up to the Supreme Court. The case shaped my destiny, but for it, I would not have taken up law as a profession. I started my practice in the year 1984 and continued in my native state Kerala. However, certain vicissitudes of life made me shift my practice to Delhi and eventually to the Foreign Exchange and other tribunals in Delhi. There I could come across corruption without even...

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Where a statute provides for an appeal against an interim order, is it open to a litigant to choose at his sweet will, a variation at the hands of the court of first instance or to opt for an appeal? Does the doctrine of res judicata have any application

(Excerts from an affidavit drafted by Sri. Nedumpara) 1. This Court by its order dated 21.12.2021 was pleased to protect me from dispossession, but subject to the condition that I pay an amount of Rs. 25 lakhs. Had this Court had the benefit of hearing my lawyer, I bonafide believe, that this Court would have protected me without conditions. I sought my counsel’s advice. He told me that I can seek correction of the order before this Court (single bench) itself, or prefer an appeal under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, which provides for an appeal even against...

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Judicial Reforms: Is the hope in Chief Justice Chandrachud waning?

Mathews J Nedumpara 26.01.2024. 98205 35428 Judicial Reforms: Is the hope in Chief Justice Chandrachud waning? While some say that their hope in Justice DY Chandrachud, in bringing about judicial Reforms has been waning, I still remain hopeful. There are areas where I differ in opinion from Justice Chandrachud, but when compared to those areas where we are on the same page, the former pales. Many of my fellow lawyers, particularly those who hail from rural areas and who belong to SC/ST and have had their early education in the vernacular language, had expected sweeping changes during Justice Chandrachud’s tenure as Cheif Justice. 14...

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