THE CM VS. THE JUDGES
An October 6 letter sent by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde has sparked off an extraordinary executive versus judiciary conflict. Caught in the cross-fire between Reddy and his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu is the next seniormost Supreme Court judge, N.V. Ramana, who, if the tradition continues, is set to succeed Bobde as CJI. The judiciary has been dragged into the bitter Reddy-Naidu rivalry following grave allegations of an enduring nexus between the latter and Ramana, and charges of corruption and judicial impropriety (see Jagan’s Charges Against Ramana).
A state cabinet sub-committee constituted by Jagan Reddy, in keeping with his poll promise to expose the wrongdoings of the Naidu government, alleged in its report
