NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has stirred up a new controversy by accusing Justice NV Ramana- the judge who is due to become the next chief justice of India- of corruption and political bias. Reddy spelt out his allegations in a letter to CJI S.A. Bobde.

The chief minister wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), S A Bobde, in an unprecedented move alleging that the Andhra Pradesh High Court was being used to "destabilise and topple my democratically elected government."
Reddy requested the CJI to look into the matter and consider initiating steps "as may be considered fit and proper to ensure that the state judiciary's neutrality is maintained."
There was no immediate reaction from Supreme Court officials to the allegation.
The Chief Minister alleged that the senior apex court judge had proximity to Chandrababu Naidu and that a "former judge of the honourable Supreme Court placed this fact on record."
After his government initiated an inquiry into the actions of Naidu regime between 2014-19, he said, "it is now clear that the judge started influencing the course of administration of justice in the state..."
Naming some high court judges, Reddy alleged they had a "nexus with the Supreme Court judge and the Telugu Desam Party and displayed animosity towards my government and me."
The apex court judges influence was in the areas of "roster for sitting of the honourable Judges, whereby important matters of policy and protection for Chandrababu Naidu's interests were posted before a few honourable judges," the chief minister alleged and referred to some orders to buttress his claims.
The chief minister's letter to the CJI was dated October 6 and his Principal Advisor Ajeya Kallam released it to the media here on Saturday night. He said it was sent on October 8 to the CJI.