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Ignore if you're a nepo kid.
Revisit the book after a few years, you will see that your understanding has improved.
1. The OP didn't mention they're being "made to read it", much less in a coaching centre. Why would you just assume that? Because when you were in 12th you didn't read anything other than prescribed course materials?
2. Palkhivala's book is still a cited source for tax law, and his arguments in landmark cases are still frequently referred to and remembered. He is still very much taken seriously in some fields and I don't know why people are hellbent upon proving otherwise.
3. If you took your head out of your behind you might have realised the book is ABOUT Palkhivala and not BY him (the OP is mistaken but they are a class 12 kid, you should be better you elitist). A biography of a stalwart lawyer might have some takeaways or at least fun/cool anecdotes. In any case, if his views are as you've described, then it's better to suggest someone to read and think critically about them (perhaps also by reading alternate, critical works) than telling them to bury them.
4. Caste Matters is a sociology book on caste, how is it a suitable alternative to the biography of one lawyer? At least if you'd suggested Waiting for a Visa as an alternative biographical read I could have taken you seriously
Dude, please stay a 100 feet away from his books. He is a right-wing elitist who makes ridiculous rants: supporting privatisation, opposing caste reservation, supporting tax cuts for the rich and corporates, opposing the right of illiterate/poor people to vote and be in Park (when in fact they need voting rights and MP-ships the most). Palkhivala is literally the Harish Salve of the boomer generation and it’s no surprise that Salve is one of his biggest admirers.
If you gain admission to an NLU, you will see that no one takes him seriously and no one cites him in any projects. Please change your coaching centre and your choice of books! If you really want to read something that will help you in law school, read Caste Matters by Suraj Yengde (a simple but excellent book explaining casteism) and various writings by Gautam Bhatia on constitutional law.