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Kaul Walks Out After Chandrachud Raises “Bizarre” Caste Query
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- Former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul criticizes Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud for seeking government approval before collegium deliberations.
- Kaul walked out after Chandrachud raised a “bizarre” query about a minority-faith judge’s caste.
- Chandrachud asked the government’s view on a sixth Supreme Court name, which the collegium later rejected.
- Kaul appealed directly to the Law Minister to secure notification of two delayed Delhi High Court judges.
- Kaul’s memoir “Without Fear or Favour” releases in October 2026 amid the 2022-23 collegium-centre standoff.