Three High Court judges transferred days after Collegium reiterates recommendation

Three High Court judges, one each from the Allahabad High Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the Delhi High Court have been transferred

Three high court judges, including one from Delhi, were transferred on July 15, having been turned down by the Supreme Court Collegium for a choice posting days earlier.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter announced that Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh of the Allahabad High Court stands transferred to the Kerala High Court.

Justice Manoj Bajaj of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been posted to the Allahabad HC, while Gaurang Kanth of Delhi High Court stands transferred to the Calcutta High Court as recommended by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud.

On July 12, the Supreme Court Collegium had reiterated its recommendations for transferring the three judges notwithstanding their representations for choice posting.

Justice Kanth had made a representation on July 7, 2023 requesting a transfer to the Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan High Court, or a court in any of the neighbouring states.

“In terms of the Memorandum of Procedure, the collegium consulted one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, who being conversant with the affairs of the High Court of Delhi, is in a position to offer views on the proposed transfer.”

“We have carefully gone through the request made by Mr. Justice Gaurang Kanth in his representation and bestowed our thoughtful consideration to the contents thereof.”