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 Court

Justice 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 Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court

Justice 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 Court

Justice 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 Court

Justice 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 Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh High Court

Justice C Manavendranath Roy from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Gujarat High Court

Justice Duppala Venkata from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court

Calcutta High Court

Justice 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 Patna

Telangana High Court

Justice 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 Court

Patna High Court

Justice Madhuresh Prasad from High Court of Patna to High Court of Calcutta

Karnataka High Court

Justice Narendar G from High Court of Karnataka to High Court of Orissa

However, it acceded to the request of Justice C Sumalatha of the High Court of Telangana to be transferred to the High Court of Karnataka