Chief Justice of India Surya Kant (File photo)

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has tendered an unconditional apology to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant over a controversial post shared recently on the X handle of the party’s state unit.

In the post shared on October 12, Kerala Congress’s X handle had demanded the resignation of the CJI and suggested that the organisation would find a replacement for him. The post was withdrawn later.

Days later, Supreme Court Bar Association joint secretary Meenesh Dubey served a legal notice to KPCC president Sunny Joseph.

In his reply to the notice, Joseph, who is also the State Electricity Minister, said the post was published on the X handle of the party without authorisation and that the person responsible has been removed.

Joseph said the KPCC reaffirms its respect for the Constitution, the independence of the judiciary and the constitutional office of the CJI.…