SC Collegium proposes transfer of 14 judges across nine High Courts

The Supreme Courtroom Collegium has proposed the reshuffling of judges throughout 9 State Excessive Courts. That is the second time in 4 months since Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai took cost that the Collegium has proposed substantial transfers and repatriations of Excessive Courtroom judges

The Collegium has proposed to the federal government judicial transfers of 14 judges at present serving within the 9 Excessive Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala, Madras, Rajasthan, Allahabad, Gujarat and Calcutta. One of many 14 judges could be transferred to the Excessive Courtroom of Karnataka, whereas two of the judges have been proposed for repatriation to the Andhra Pradesh Excessive Courtroom. Andhra Pradesh would additionally obtain a transferred choose if the federal government clears the Collegium advice.

The choice to switch and repatriate the Excessive Courtroom judges was taken in Collegium conferences held on August 25 and August 26, which have already seen controversy with Justice B.V. Nagarathna dissenting to the proposal to raise Patna Excessive Courtroom Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi to the apex court docket.

The Collegium decision, which was revealed solely on August 27, advisable the transfers of Justices Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh; Sanjay Agrawal from Chhattisgarh to Allahabad; Nisha Banu from Madras to Kerala; Dinesh Mehta from Rajasthan to Delhi; Avneesh Jhingan additionally from Rajasthan to Delhi; Arun Monga from Delhi to Rajasthan; Sanjay Kumar Singh from Allahabad to Patna; Rohit Ranjan Agarwal additionally from Allahabad to Calcutta; Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh; Chandrasekharan Sudha from Kerala to Delhi; Tara Vitasta Ganju Delhi to Karnataka; Subhendu Samanta from Calcutta to Andhra Pradesh.

Justices Manavendranath Roy and Donadi Ramesh, at present serving in Gujarat and Allahabad, have been advisable for repatriation to Andhra Pradesh Excessive Courtroom.

Earlier reshuffle

An identical reshuffle had occurred within the Excessive Courts in Might, days after Chief Justice Gavai took over as prime choose.

On Might 26, the Collegium had efficiently proposed the elevation of Chief Justices throughout 5 Excessive Courts, together with that of Justice Pancholi because the Chief Justice of Patna Excessive Courtroom.

It had additionally advisable the switch and repatriation of 21 different Excessive Courtroom judges throughout the nation.

The transfers had spanned throughout the Excessive Courts of Telangana, Karnataka, Madras, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bombay, Delhi, Rajasthan, Calcutta, Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Patna.