Young lawyers, let Thushar Mehta, the SG, and Singhvi utter “I bow down” for every word that falls from the mouth of the judges, but you don’t have to.
Mathews J Nedumpara23rd June 202698205 35428 If you say a neta is a chor, you will get applause, but if you say a judge is corrupt you invite contempt of court. Your fellow lawyers will distance themselves from you because they were told the day they joined the bar that you can afford to lose […]
Drops of water hollow a stone: In a country of 1.5 billion, why does it fall upon my humble self alone to demand radical, long-overdue judicial reforms?
Mathews J Nedumpara22nd June 202698205 35428 In a country of 1.5 billion people, my humble self is the only person daring to speak in the public domain on the abolition of the collegium, senior designations, Articles 32 and 226 (synonyms of arbitrariness), restoration of the NJAC, the pristine glory of the civil courts, abolition of […]
Why the basic structure is a fraud on the constitution – explained in a few words.
Mathews j nedumpara98205 3542814th September 2025 I am often asked why I call the “basic structure” a laughable theory. I can answer this in a few words by citing an example. If one were to invoke Article 32 prior to Kesavananda Bharati, the judges would unfailingly ask “why are you here? And which fundamental right […]
Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits?
Mathews J Nedumpara3rd April 202698205 35428. 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 of the lives and liberties of the common man. The ultimate hope, the last resort for a […]
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, […]
The Supreme Court of India has been hijacked by dynasties of lawyers and judges. What is the way out?
Mathews J Nedumpara20th April 2026 The maximum strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges. It operates for approximately 200 days a year; the remainder consists of vacations, holidays, and weekends. The court functions for roughly 4.5 hours a day. Of these working days, Mondays and Fridays are known as “Miscellaneous Days.” On these days, […]
Litigants, listen to my words seriously; never invoke Article 226, and certainly not in the Bombay High Court; denial of justice is a fait accompli.
Mathews J Nedumpara1st May 2026. 1.My message is clear from the very title of this article itself. These words are not those of a disgruntled litigant, but of a lawyer who has spent a lifetime in the legal profession and one who has been relentlessly campaigning for judicial transparency and reforms for at least the […]