Who is Mathews Nedumparai, the lawyer who will clash with the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court? Old association with controversies
During the hearing of the NEET-UG case, an argument broke out between Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and petitioner's lawyer Mathews Nedumparai. The matter went so far that the chief justice said that the security should be called to throw away the stone. Advocate Mathews Nedumbarai has been reprimanded by the Chief Justice before. He was also punished for court content. In fact, on Tuesday, the Supreme Court was hearing the NEET-UG paper leak case. In this case, the court was hearing several petitions simultaneously, and in such a situation, when the lawyer of one of the petitioners, Narendra Hooda, presented his side before the Chief Justice bench, in the meantime, lawyer Nedumparai said, 'I have something. to say.' After the speech of Advocate Hooda, Chief Justice Chandrachud asked him to present his side. But he did not agree and said, 'I am the elder here.' So what, after this the matter went too far. The Chief Justice was very angry with the behavior of advocate Nedumparai and said, 'I have been looking after the judiciary for the last 24 years. Lawyers do not behave like this in court. However, lawyer Nedumbarai did not stop at this time and bluntly replied to the Chief Justice saying, 'I have been watching all this since 1979'. This is not the first case where lawyer Mathews Nedumpara has taken on CJI Chandrachud when the CJI said, “Don't shout at me,” but a few months ago, he clashed with the CJI during a hearing on an election matter. Bonds. During the hearing on the election papers, the Chief Justice told Nedumpara not to shout at me. If you want to file a petition, apply, we're not sitting here listening to you. In fact, Nedumpara continued to speak during the trial. He said the entire decision was made behind the backs of the citizens. The Chief Justice reprimanded the advocate Nedumparai and asked Nedumparai to file the application through the specified procedure instead of getting involved in the debate. The Chief Justice said, “This is not Hyde Park Corner, you are in court. If you wish to file an application, please do so. As Chief Justice you have taken my decision, we are not listening to you,” he said. Who is Advocate Mathews Nedumparai? He has extensive experience in the fields of law including civil, criminal, constitutional, banking and finance. He is known for his commitment to public issues, particularly promoting transparency and accountability in the judiciary. In 2010, he founded the National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reform. In 2019, with a long association with controversy, the Supreme Court found lawyer Mathews J. Nedumbarai guilty in a contempt case by naming a senior lawyer that judges' sons and daughters were given priority in the promotion of 'senior counsel'. Judge R. A bench comprising Justice Nariman and Justice Vineeth Charan found him guilty in the contempt case and sentenced him to 3 months imprisonment, although his sentence was suspended after he tendered an unconditional apology. But the court barred lawyer Nedumpara from practicing as a lawyer in the Supreme Court for one year. Barrister Nedumpara is also known for criticizing the collegium appointment system in the Judiciary.