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 […]
The Chief Justice of India shall not be part of the Committee to select the Chief Election Commissioner/Election Commissioners. The third member should be jointly chosen by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, and in case they fail to arrive at a consensus, the Vice-President shall be the third member.
The Chief Justice of India should never be part of the committee selecting the Election Commissioner. That would be in conflict with the concept of separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary. The demand to include the Chief Justice in the appointment committee is an absurd proposition.It is equally absurd for the committee […]
Why do judges fear cameras? Why do they have something to hide?
We are told that Justice S.C. Sharma, while hearing the matter concerning the daughter of the Election Commissioner, switched off the camera and the audio.This may come as a matter of great disbelief to the common man, but I can speak from my own experience regarding the current Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant. […]
Justice Sharma ought not to have heard the CEC’s daughter’s case, since his son is an advocate for the Election Commission
Mathews J Nedumpara26th Sept.2698205 35428 Justice Sharma ought not to have heard the CEC’s daughter’s case, since his son is an advocate for the Election Commission. It is not that I am mortally fearful of contempt of court. In all humility, I would like to say I was the first person to lodge a complaint […]
The real reason why the NJAC was quashed.
Mathews J Nedumpara98205 3542809.07.2023. Many of my friends, lawyers, litigants and others who absolutely agree with me that collegium is unethical, undemocratic and led to the hijacking of the judiciary by a few dynasties of lawyers and judges, ask me with a certain amount of anxiety would not the NJAC have led to absolute power […]
Application for Ex-Post Facto Permission for Video Recording, Posting, and Dissemination of Proceedings of the High Court of Kerala.
Mathews J Nedumpara14.09.202698205 35428. ToThe Registrar,High Court of Kerala. Sir,Subject: Application for Ex-Post Facto Permission for Video Recording, Posting, and Dissemination of Proceedings of the High Court of Kerala. I am writing this letter in furtherance of the notice issued to me, which I received today, regarding the contempt of court proceedings initiated on the […]
Justice Varma’s Case Is the Mirror of India’s Bar and Bench.
Justice Varma was brought from Allahabad to Delhi for reasons best known only to those who brought him. The talk in Delhi is that someone told him to keep the cash which he took as bribe at Varma’s outhouse till it was taken away by a Hawala conduit. Something which would have worked smoothly went […]
National( MSME) Borrowers’ Association – Press Release – 02.11.24
National( MSME) Borrowers’ Association 101 Gundecha Chambers Nagindas Master Road, Fort, Mumbai. 2nd November 2024 Press Release National MSME Borrowers Association conducted a press conference today at press club to bring to the public domain the failure of the authorities, particularly the RBI and the Banks and financial institutions to give effect to the notification […]