No PIL can be filed as a private case but only as a representative proceedings
No PIL can be filed as a private case but only as a representative proceedings Mathews J Nedumpara 25.10.2024 1. With the Supreme Court and High Courts entertaining PILs and sometimes instituting suo motu PILs and coming to the rescue of the common man against every form of injustice and corruption, the new jurisprudence evolved by […]
No recovery against MSMEs without attempt at revival as provided by law.
No recovery against MSMEs without attempt at revival as provided by law. Mathews J Nedumpara 23.10.2024 Economists believe that in a decade or two India is going to be the world’s third largest economy. Our country, once starved for foreign exchange, now probably attracts more foreign exchange than any other country. The reason is the […]
The new lady justice statue unveiled by the Chief Justice
The new lady justice statue unveiled by the Chief Justice Mathews J Nedumpara 17.10.202498205 35428. Was taken aback to find this news. I thought it had to be misreported. The statue of lady justice is no longer blindfolded inviting the derision from the common people that depicts the truth of Indian judiciary where the only […]
Collegium, a fraud on the Constitution.
Collegium, a fraud on the Constitution. Mathews J Nedumpara The judges of the SCI are appointed by the collegium of judges. The Collegium is unknown to our Constitution. The judges created it in 1993 by rewriting the Constitution. They had no authority to do so at all. It was a fraud played by a few […]
Corruption in Judiciary and the need to bring an urgent mechanism to deal with it.
Corruption in Judiciary and the need to bring an urgent mechanism to deal with it. Mathews J Nedumpara 1. One of my clients, an MSME, Perfect Infraengineers Ltd., engaged in the manufacture of Hybrid Thermal Solar Panels, received a call from one Ms. Mahi Bhatt on 23rd March, 2024, claiming to be representing the members […]
No recovery against MSMEs without attempt at revival as provided by law.
No recovery against MSMEs without attempt at revival as provided by law. Mathews J Nedumpara Economists believe that in a decade or two India is going to be the world’s third largest economy. Our country, once starved for foreign exchange, now probably attracts more foreign exchange than any other country. The reason is the demographic […]
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY/TORTIOUS LIABILITY
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY/TORTIOUS LIABILITY Mathews J Nedumpara “Rex non potest peccare”, namely that the king can do no wrong, is a fundamental principle of law. Stated in simple terms, the king is not liable for any action of his agents and servants. This concept, over the centuries, was much diluted with many an exception being […]
Why I fought for video recording of Court proceedings
Why I fought for video recording of Court proceedings Mathews J Nedumpara What prompts me to pen these few lines is a query from one of the few law students who started interning with me recently. The query was, what is the inspiration for me to initiate the campaign titled National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial […]
Would it be too odd to say ‘burn all law reports to save our justice delivery system’?
Would it be too odd to say ‘burn all law reports to save our justice delivery system’? Mathews J Nedumpara 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 […]
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY/TORTIOUS LIABILITY
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY/TORTIOUS LIABILITY Mathews J Nedumpara “Rex non potest peccare”, namely that the king can do no wrong, is a fundamental principle of law. Stated in simple terms, the king is not liable for any action of his agents and servants. This concept, over the centuries, was much diluted with many an exception being accepted. […]