Mathews J. Nedumpara vs Supreme Court of India 2025 INSC 941 - WP Seeking FIR Dismissed - Burnt Currency Notes
Note: Supreme Court dismissed writ petition seeking registeration of a First Information Report and cause an effective and meaningful investigation into the incident of fire and recovery of burnt currency notes from the residence of a Judge of the Delhi High Court.
Case Info
Case Name and Neutral Citation
- Case Name: Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. v. Supreme Court of India & Ors.
- Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 941
Coram (Judges)
- Justice Dipankar Datta
- Justice Augustine George Masih
Judgment Date
- August 7, 2025
Caselaws and Citations Referred
- K. Veeraswami vs. Union of IndiaCitation: (1991) 3 SCC 655
- Constitution Bench decision regarding registration of FIRs against judges.
- Bharat Singh v. State of HaryanaCitation: (1988) 4 SCC 534
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Article 32 of the Constitution of India (Writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court)
- Section 154, Criminal Procedure Code (Cr. PC) (Registration of FIR)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (New criminal law referenced as applicable law)
#SupremeCourt today also dismissed writ petition filed by @NedumparaJ seeking FIR in recovery of burnt currency notes from Delhi HC judge’s residence matter: https://t.co/Y40UwfT1d7 pic.twitter.com/oPaNoXaCbE
— CiteCase 🇮🇳 (@CiteCase) August 7, 2025