ORDER

1. By a judgment dated 12th March, 2019 in National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. (Writ Petition (C) No. 191 of 2019), this Bench held that Shri Mathews Nedumpara, Advocate has committed contempt in the face of the Court. In the interest of justice, however, notice was issued to Shri Nedumpara as to the punishment to be imposed upon him for committing contempt in the face of the Court.

2. Shri Nedumpara appeared today before us both by himself and through Advocate Shri Subhash Jha.

3. In the morning session, Shri Nedumpara did his best to see that the matter was not heard by this Bench. He informed us that a Transfer Petition was filed asking the Chief Justice of India to transfer this case from this Bench to some other Bench. He also stated that he was going to file an application for recall of our order dated 12th March, 2019. He then cited latin maxims and said that justice must be seen to be done. He also referred to the famous Rex v. Sussex Justices case and referred generally to the fact that relatives of Judges should not be seen practicing in the same Court. He later asked the Bench to grant a "pass over" of h