While attacks on judges ought to be condemned in the strongest words, it is equally important to take serious notice of the grievance of the common man that the justice delivery system has failed him beyond words.
I completely disapprove and contempt the physical attacks on the judges. These incidents validate my stand that entering the streets, nay Andolan, as a means for judicial reforms is wholly ill-conceived and counter-productive. Many of my friends disapproved of my stand, saying that through peaceful and constitutional means nothing can be achieved. True, nothing can […]
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 […]
Intellectual dishonesty coupled with ignorance of the law is the greatest of all vices of our judiciary.
Mathews J Nedumpara22nd June 2026 I am perceived as a great critic of the Indian judiciary. But the truth is that, fearing backlash, I have refrained from expressing my opinion bluntly. I have been very hesitant in telling the world the real truth. I am slowly gathering the courage to speak honestly about our courts, […]
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 […]
The Supreme Court of India has been hijacked by dynasties of lawyers and judges. What is the way out?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 3542820th 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 […]
Collegium is a nasty business, 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, […]
Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits?
Mathews J Nedumpara3rd April 202698205 35428. Why I discourage my clients from filing Writ petitions and instead advise them to institute civil suits? 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 […]
Justice G.S.Patel:”Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”
Mathews J Nedumpara10th June 2026. The threat Justice G.S. Patel faces today to himself and his family members ought to be a matter of great concern not merely for the members of the bar and the bench, but for the public at large. However, there is hardly any such concern or sympathy I could see […]
The Supreme Court, which asserts jurisdiction over anything and everything under the sun, does not even spare the Supreme Court Bar Association; what is the remedy?
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 354288th June 2026. Our Constitution contemplates the legislature, executive and judiciary to be separate and independent wings of the State with the press as the fourth estate. The power of legislation is vested in the exclusive domain of the legislature. The record of a Parliament binds all, for we all as citizens […]
Justice G.S.Patel:”Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 3542810th June 2026. The threat Justice G.S. Patel faces today to himself and his family members ought to be a matter of great concern not merely for the members of the bar and the bench, but for the public at large. However, there is hardly any such concern or sympathy I could […]