The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of 14 judges across different High Courts, marking one of the largest reshuffles in recent months. The proposals, finalised in meetings held on August 25 and 26 and released today, reflect the Collegium’s continuing exercise of regulating inter-court movements to address administrative needs, balance representation, and ensure effective judicial functioning across the country.

According to the statement published on the Supreme Court’s website, the following transfers have been proposed:

  1. Justice Atul Sreedharan (Madhya Pradesh High Court to Chhattisgarh High Court).

  2. Justice Sanjay Agrawal (Chhattisgarh High Court to Allahabad High Court).

  3. Justice J. Nisha Banu (Madras High Court to Kerala High Court).

  4. Justice Dinesh Mehta (Rajasthan High Court to Delhi High Court).

  5. Justice Avneesh Jhingan (originally of Punjab & Haryana High Court, now Rajasthan High Court, to Delhi High Court).

  6. Justice Arun Monga (originally of Punjab & Haryana High Court, now Delhi High Court, to Rajasthan High Court).

  7. Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh (Allahabad High Court to Patna High Court).

  8. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal (Allahabad High Court to Calcutta High Court).

  9. Justice Manavendranath Roy (originally of Andhra Pradesh High Court, presently in Gujarat High Court, and now repatriated to Andhra Pradesh High Court).

  10. Justice Donadi Ramesh (originally of Andhra Pradesh High Court, now Allahabad High Court repatriated to Andhra Pradesh High Court).

  11. Justice Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt  (Gujarat High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court).

  12. Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha (Kerala High Court to Delhi High Court).

  13. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju (Delhi High Court to Karnataka High Court).

  14. Justice Subhendu Samanta (Calcutta High Court to Andhra Pradesh High Court).

The reshuffle spans Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madras, Rajasthan, Delhi, Allahabad, Gujarat, Kerala, Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh, and Patna High Courts, underscoring the wide reach of the Collegium’s transfer process.

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Ruchi Sharma