SAVE US FROM ‘COURTOASTROPHY’ PRAY HOME BUYERS IN COCHIN
SAVE US FROM ‘COURTOASTROPHY’ PRAY HOME BUYERS IN COCHIN Mathews J Nedumpara In his book titled “Off the Bench” in Chapter under the caption “Justices and justicing”, legendary Justice Krishna Iyer had lamented about the plight of millions of slum dwellers, who prayed ‘Save us from the Courts’, whose shanties within the precincts of […]
If the king (sovereign) is below God and the law, the judges and the depositories of the judicial power of the sovereign are not above God and law
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta,Chief justice,High Court of Judicature at Bombay. May it please your Lordship, I logged in to the Chief Justice’s Court even before 11 am this morning and sat all throughout, waiting to be admitted, inspite of the unbearable pain due to slipped disc. I send a screenshot via whatsapp to Shri […]
Judicial Accountability Act – A must for protection from wilful denial of justice, impropriety and corruption
01.01.2022. There are innumerable instances in India, nay, even in US, UK and other advanced countries, of innocents being convicted and sentenced to death and their innocence being brought to the public domain after they have been executed or have undergone the punishment. In the western countries, such conviction of innocent men and women is […]
Suo motu PILs and judicial activism is undemocratic and a threat to the independence of judiciary
Mathews J NedumparaPresident, NLC98205 354287.11.2021 Nobody can be an actor (suitor) and a judex (judge) at the same time is a fundamental principle of law. A court can make an exception to that to correct grave errors at its hands, suo motu, acting on itself. Judges are free citizens and they are free to do […]
Judges’ disease
09.01.2022 Judges’ disease There can be no two opinion that the bar and the bench are the two sides of the same coin and should respect each other and maintain a cordial and healthy relationship. However, as legendary Justice Krishna Iyer has lamented a not so minority among the judges become afflicted of ” judges […]
The Founding Fathers, by incorporating Articles 226 and 32, reintroduced the dual system of administration of justice which was abolished in England in 1875, having proved to be counterproductive
Common people, often reassured by news reports where the High Courts under Article 226 and even the Supreme Court under Article 32 come to the rescue of common people who are denied justice by the government and its instrumentalities, are granted instant and hustle free justice institute writ petitions when they face similar injustice. Except for […]
Abolish sedition and contempt of court by scandalization, both
In the 11-13th century, the monarch was not very powerful. He had to depend on barons for support. The King did not interfere in the affairs of the barons who were even allowed to run parallel governance, even courts. As time passed every crime was taken as a breach of the King’s peace and was […]
Nedumpara’s suggestions to the SC on Video Recording of the court proceedings
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIAORDINARY ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WP(C) NO. 861/2018IN THE MATTER BETWEENMathews J. NedumparaAnd OthersPETITIONERS Versus The Supreme Court of India and Others RESPONDENTS TO THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA AND HIS COMPANION JUDGES OF THEHON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HUMBLE SUGGESTIONS BY THE PETITIONERS ABOVENAMED MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH: The Audio-Video Recording […]
Syrian Jacobite Christians of Kerala had to suffer injustice only because eminent lawyers who conducted their cases were unfamiliar of the true ramifications of the concept of res judicata, res inter alios and stare decisis. (Read the synopsis of the Review Petitions by Sri. Nedumpara)
Synopsis The Petitioners are constrained to file this review, sadly, only because this Honble court, the Petitioners beg to submit with all humility and with utmost respect, failed to record the core of their contention that the instant church in question, and for that matter not a single out of the 1064 churches of […]
Nedumpara’s letter to President, Kerala High Court Bar Association: An appeal for abolition of pernicious system of Designation of lawyers
4th January, 2019 To Sri Ramkumar,Senior Advocate. Copy to: President and Members of the Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association. Respected Sir, Sub: Designation of lawyers – insult to the members of the Association. I happened to come across the letter which you have addressed to the President and Members of the Executive Committee of […]