Who Will Judge the Judges? Reflections on Judicial Accountability, by Justice K. Chandru. LeftWord Books, New Delhi, 2026. Paperback, ISBN 9788199534346.
Justice K. Chandru’s latest book was published by LeftWord Books, New Delhi, earlier this week. The book will be available in the market and on Amazon within the coming week.
Notably, the day of the book’s publication also marked a significant personal milestone for Justice Chandru, the completion of 50 years at the Bar and 60 years in public life and service, a career spanning half a century of legal practice and six decades of public engagement.
A former judge of the Madras High Court, Justice Chandru is widely known for having disposed of over 96,000 cases during his tenure on the bench, a record reflecting his long-standing commitment to timely and accessible justice. He is also recognised for the 1993 case he argued as a lawyer, which formed the basis of the acclaimed Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021), a film that brought renewed public attention to issues of custodial violence and access to justice for marginalised communities.
Justice Chandru’s writing has consistently engaged with questions of social justice and institutional reform. His previous book, Listen to My Case! When Women Approach the Courts of Tamil Nadu (LeftWord, 2021), was widely well-received for its account of landmark cases involving women seeking redressal through the courts, and for the light it shed on how the judiciary can be a site of meaningful social change.
Who Will Judge the Judges? continues in this vein, turning attention to the question of judicial accountability itself an issue of pressing relevance in contemporary legal and public discourse. The book is expected to draw interest from legal practitioners, students, and general readers alike, given Justice Chandru’s stature as both a jurist and a public commentator on the functioning of India’s judicial system.
More details, along with the book’s cover, are available on the LeftWord Books website.
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