The autobiography of former Chief Justice of India and current member of the Rajya Sabha Ranjan Gogoi is set to be released on December 8. ...
The autobiography of former Chief Justice of India and current member of the Rajya Sabha Ranjan Gogoi is set to be released on December 8. The title, Justice for the Judge, is as provocative as his stint as the chief justice of the Supreme Court. That the book seeks justice for the judge and not by the judge is not surprising.
What is fascinating, though, is that his use of the word “justice” points to how the word has been used in a “post truth” world, with its original meaning stretched, distorted and twisted beyond recognition.
Gogoi’s autobiography has been described by its publishers, Rupa, as a “no holds barred memoir” that covers a range of events and judgements, including the sexual harassment allegations made against him by a Supreme Court staffer; the Rafale case involving allegations of corruption relating to the purchase of French fighter jets and contempt proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding his remarks about the matter; the petitions to allow women to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple; the National Register of Citizens in Assam and the much-debated judgment on the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
When read with this list of controversial events, the title Justice for the Judge indicates that this autobiography seeks a different sort of justice, far from formal justice in a court of...
