In an unprecedented move, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, alleging that Justice N V Ramana — next in line to be the CJI — “has been influencing the sittings of the (Andhra Pradesh) High Court including the roster of a few Honourable Judges”.
In an annexure to the letter to Chief Justice Bobde, the Chief Minister has expressed “pain and anguish” that the “august institution of the high court is being used to destabilise and topple the democratically elected government”.
The Chief Minister also annexed documents which he said show the “nexus” between Justice Ramana, Naidu’s TDP, and a few judges of the high court.
He cited the recent order passed by the Chief Justice of the High Court in a writ petition No. 16468 of 2020 filed by former Advocate-General Dammalapati Srinivas, staying investigation in the FIR lodged against Mr Srinivas and a gag order on the press, against which an SLP was preferred.
