Transfer of Judges

Recenlty, President of India accepted the resignation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani, days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended that she be transferred to the Meghalaya High Court.

  • While the Constitution does provide for such transfers from one high court to another, it is extremely rare that the senior-most Chief Justice in the country is shifted from a large court with a complement of 75 judges to one of the newest courts, which has a strength of only three judges.
  • Article 222 of the constitution deals with the transfer of Judges from one High Court to another High ....
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