Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma From Patna HC To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Government on Thursday notified the transfer of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma from Patna High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court.

In a tweet, the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote: “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges in the High Courts and also transfer High Court Judges.”

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of three High Court judges including Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma on 29th March. 

Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma originally belongs to the Rajasthan High Court. In January 2022, he was transferred to the Patna High Court. He had sought repatriation to the Rajasthan High Court on the ground, inter alia, of his poor health and unavailability of adequate medical facilities at Patna. He had informally requested that if his repatriation to the Rajasthan High Court is not possible, he sought a transfer to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in view of the nature of the medical facilities available at Chandigarh to facilitate treatment of his condition.