In Major Overhaul, Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of 23 High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant in its meeting held on 3 August 2023 has recommended transfer of 23 High Court judges. This includes:Gujarat High CourtJustice Alpesh Y Kogje from Gujarat High Court to Allahabad High Court Justice Kumari Gita Gopi from Gujarat High Court to Madras High Court Justice Hemant M Prachchhak from Gujarat High Court to Patna High Court Justice Samir J Dave from Gujarat High Court to Rajasthan High CourtPunjab and Haryana High CourtJustice Arvind Singh Sangwan from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Allahabad High Court Justice Avneesh Jhingan from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Gujarat High Court Justice Raj Mohan Singh from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Arun Monga from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Rajasthan High Court.Allahabad High CourtJustice Vivek Kumar Singh from Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court The collegium also reiterated the proposal for transfer of the following judges, rejecting their request for reconsideration.Allahabad High CourtJustice Prakash Padia of Allahabad High Court to Jharkhand High Court Justice S P Kesarwani from Allahabad High Court to Calcutta High Court Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV from Allahabad High Court to High Court of Madhya PradeshAndhra Pradesh High CourtJustice C Manavendranath Roy from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Gujarat High Court Justice Duppala Venkata from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Madhya Pradesh High CourtCalcutta High CourtJustice Shekhar B Saraf from Calcutta High Court to Allahabad High Court Justice Lapita Banerji from Calcutta High Court to High Court of Punjab and Haryana Justice Bibek Chaudhuri from Calcutta High Court to High Court of PatnaTelangana High CourtJustice G Anupama Chakravarthy of High Court of Telangana to High Court of Patna Justice Munnuri Laxman from High Court of Telangana to Rajasthan High Court Justice M Sudheer Kumar from High Court of Telangana to Madras High CourtPatna High CourtJustice Madhuresh Prasad from High Court of Patna to High Court of CalcuttaKarnataka High CourtJustice Narendar G from High Court of Karnataka to High Court of OrissaHowever, it acceded to the request of Justice C Sumalatha of the High Court of Telangana to be transferred to the High Court of Karnataka

In Major Overhaul, Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of 23 High Court Judges

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