The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has rejected a request made by Justice V.M. Velumani to retain her because the Madras High Court decide.
The Collegium by its decision dated September 29, 2022 had proposed to switch Justice Velumani to the Calcutta High Court for the higher administration of justice.
Justice Velumani sought reconsideration of the advice. However, the Collegium reiterated its advice for her switch.
“Justice V.M. Velumani has by a communication dated March 17, 2023 sought a transfer to a High Court of the north-eastern States, preferably Manipur or Tripura, on the ground that she would then be able to retain her official accommodation at Chennai.
“The request made by Ms. Justice V.M. Velumani to retain her at the Madras High Court has been rejected by the Collegium on an earlier event. There isn’t any legitimate motive to rethink the sooner choice of the Collegium by which her switch has been really helpful to the Calcutta High Court or to accede to her contemporary request. Her request for switch to both Manipur or Tripura or any High Court within the north-eastern States is rejected,” a resolution uploaded on the apex court website said.
The collegium also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph, M.R. Shah and Ajay Rastogi.
In another resolution, the Collegium accepted the request of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma to be transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court from Patna High Court, where he is currently posted.
He had sought repatriation to the Rajasthan High Court on the ground of his poor health and unavailability of adequate medical facilities at Patna. “The Collegium resolves that it’s not attainable to repatriate Mr. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma to his father or mother High Court.
“Bearing in mind the health reasons which have led the judge to seek a transfer out of the High Court where he is posted at present, the Collegium resolves that Shri Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma be transferred to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana,” the Collegium mentioned within the decision dated March 28.
In the third decision, the Collegium accepted the request of Justice Atul Sreedharan to be transferred to the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Justice Sreedharan had sought a switch out of Madhya Pradesh on the bottom that his elder daughter would enter apply subsequent yr and could be showing earlier than the District Court and the Indore Bench of the High Court.
“Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan has stated that he does not desire to continue in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh when his daughter enters practice.
“The Collegium has resolved to settle for the request of Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan and to suggest that he be transferred, within the curiosity of higher administration of justice, to the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,” it mentioned.
