The Central Government has notified the transfer of 7 High Court judges as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made on September 16.
The transfers were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium last month. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry tweeted a list of judges transferred.
The collegium had recommended the transfer of 18 high court judges, five chief justices of high courts and the appointment of 8 Chief Justices of high courts. While the appointments and transfers of chief justices of high courts were cleared by the Centre this month, at least 11 transfers are still pending. Since CJI Ramana took office in April, the collegium has made 106 recommendations for the appointment of high court judges.
The recommendations were taken in two different meetings of the Collegium, one held on September 16 and the other on September 21.
Who sent where:
- Justice Rajan Gupta of Punjab and Haryana High Court has been made the judge of Patna High Court.
- Justice T.S. Sivagnanam of Madras High Court has been transferred to Calcutta High Court.
- Justice Sureshwar Thakur of Himachal Pradesh High Court has been transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Justice P.B. Bajanthri of Karnataka High Court has been appointed as a judge of Patna High Court
- Rajasthan’s High Court Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has been transferred to the Patna High Court.
- Justice T Amarnath Goud from Telangana High Court has been transferred to Tripura High Court.
- Justice Subhash Chand of the Allahabad High Court has been transferred to Jharkhand High Court.
In the latest transfer process, the Patna High Court got three new judges.
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(With inputs from ANI)
