The defence rests

It's a pity that Justice Gogoi doesn't discuss the process by which collective decisions are arrived at in the judiciary as a whole

Justice for the Judge: An autobiography

Author: Ranjan Gogoi

Publisher: Rupa
Pages: 249

Price: Rs 595

Ranjan Gogoi was the 46th Chief Justice of India for 13 months between October 2018 and November 2019. He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha.

This is not an autobiography in the usual sense of the term. His approach to his book is that of a lawyer presenting his side of the case. There’s only an infinitesimal account of his personal or intellectual life.

We also learn nothing about his childhood, which must have been a very privileged one because his father was an important politician of Assam.