NEW DELHI — The principal opposition party in India launched a sharp offensive against the federal government on Tuesday, leveraging explosive disclosures from an upcoming biographical manuscript by a retired Supreme Court jurist to question the structural integrity and autonomy of the nation's highest court under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration.
At the center of the controversy is a media report highlighting passages from the forthcoming book authored by Justice S.K. Kaul, titled 'Without Fear of Favour'. According to the pre-publication excerpts, Justice Kaul's writing characterizes former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as having displayed an undue level of deference toward the ruling executive during his tenure at the helm of the apex court.
Amplifying the discourse on digital platforms, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh distributed the journalistic report to underscore long-standing apprehensions regarding institutional checks and balances. According to reports cited from the manuscript, political critics argue these revelations substantiate fears that the judiciary has faced mounting pressure, potentially compromising its constitutional mandate as an independent arbiter.
As political fallout from the memoir intensifies ahead of its official release, legal experts anticipate heightened scrutiny surrounding judicial appointments and case allocations. The brewing debate is expected to reverberate across parliamentary sessions, placing additional pressure on the administration to address mounting opposition narratives regarding democratic institutions.