The Judiciary of India has the right to question anyone who goes against the constitution and also make sure that the legislative governments pertaining to the state or the country are doing the right thing. While the courts cannot object every decision that a government takes, they can definitely object and reject those that directly go against the constitutional law.
The courts can also hold proceedings on those political members who have used derogatory language at any point of time, about anything. However, this power doesn’t extend to the Members of the Parliament, as they are provided immunity on the grounds of irregularity of procedure.
ABN Radha Krishna, who is known to speak his mind, has recently said that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy seems to be using the same tactic, by using the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Thammineni Sitaram, against the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
By default, Thammineni Sitaram is immune to the power of the judiciary, as he is a member of the constitution. Hence, despite the recent derogatory comments that he made recently on the courts of Andhra Pradesh, no action can be taken against him.
Thammineni Sitaram questioned the involvement of the courts and asked how they could interfere with every decision that the government is making for the state. Not just that, he also said that it is up to the people to decide whether the government is taking the right decisions, and if they feel that it isn’t, then it is up to the people to vote them out of power in the next elections.
This is indeed a masterstroke by Jagan, who’s constantly been facing objections from the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. With the involvement of Thammineni, Jagan now finds an immune system to the decisions he takes. This comes as no surprise from Jagan, given that he’s been trying to eliminate all sorts of opposition from everywhere. The government now seems to be transforming into a totalitarian one, from a democratic one.
Even the courts are now in a state of confusion, not really sure how to tackle Thammineni, given his powers and immunity to the judiciary.
