My Philosophy
The fact that I do not approve of family dynasties—whether in the Congress, the DMK, the Akalis or the Thackerays—does not mean that I support the BJP. I support whoever does the right thing. It does not matter who does it: whoever is right is right, and whoever is wrong is wrong. I stand with […]
Who will become the Chief Justice of India: Justice Pardiwala or Justice Dipankar Datta?
I have no special preference, affection, or bias for either Justice Pardiwala or Justice Dipankar Datta. However, there are a few interesting facts regarding their judicial trajectories. Justice Dipankar Datta was born on February 9, 1965. He was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on June 22, 2006, at the young age […]
We Must Return to Ballot Papers.
I do not consider that the allegations of vote theft raised by Rahul Gandhi have any element of truth. I do not think Modi won the 2024 election through vote theft. Had that been the case, he would have secured a much more comfortable victory in Varanasi, and the overall 2024 electoral results would have […]
Why does the Supreme Court hear only Sibal, Singhvi, Bhushan, Jaising, and their ilk—the dynasties—and shoo away ordinary lawyers?
Mrs. Indira Jaising is a well-known and respected senior advocate, but many of her submissions and pleadings have shocked me. Yesterday in the Supreme Court, while complaining that a lady journalist had been sexually assaulted, she asked for a committee to investigate the allegations against a police officer. The reason she offered was: how could […]
TEN MYTHS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-Mathews J. Nedumpara
Introduction In the NLC’s (National Lawyer’s Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms) agenda, open selection of judges of High Courts and the Supreme Court by notification of vacancies and invitation and application of all eligibles, so too, references from all stake holders, finds the very first place. The reason is, simple, obvious; because the higher […]
PILs concerning the public at large cannot be heard except as representative proceedings, with a notice to the public at large affording them an opportunity to partake; otherwise, it is an instrument of injustice.Read the Prayers as infa:
Supreme Court of India WP(C) 26 Mathews J Nedumpara & othersVs.Union of India & others PRAYERS a) To declare that the proposition that an order or judgment of this Hon’ble Court, and in particular those under Article 142 of the Constitution, is binding on all is absolutely flawed, inasmuch as, when Parliament enacts a law, […]
Today, the Supreme Court and High Courts hear PILs concerning the public at large entirely behind their backs, which is in gross violation of the principles of natural justice and the judgments so rendered cannot in law bind the public at large. If PILs are permissible at all, they can only take the form of representative proceedings. A declaration to that effect is sought in the instant Petition under Article 32.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTIONWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2026(UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA) IN THE MATTER OF:MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA & ORS. PETITIONERSVERSUSUNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENTS WITH I.A. NO. OF 2026APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WRIT PETITION FILED BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT […]
The Home Minister, along with the Prime Minister, should never be part of the committee to select the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, nor should the Chief Justice of India. Who, then, should be the third member?
I had the occasion to interact with highly educated people, and to my surprise, I found that most of them believe Modi came to power because of software manipulation—and that too with the aid of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The fact that Gyanesh Kumar was appointed in 2025, while the general elections were held […]
Would it be too odd to say ‘burn all law reports to save our justice delivery system’?
Mathews J nedumpara98205 3542825.08.2022 The common law, which we adopted by way of Article 372 of the constitution, is the very foundation of our legal system. Precedent, initially in the form of year books and later in the form of reported judgements is one of the major sources of common law, others being Roman law, […]
Why I don’t fear unjust and corrupt judges.
People often ask me, “Nedumpara Sir, you are openly criticizing judges, pointing out their mistakes, and speaking against corruption, yet you still have to appear before the very same judges. They may try to deny you justice or dismiss your case, so in such a scenario, we wonder how difficult your legal practice must be.”My […]