Just after the recent elevation of High Court judges to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court Collegium has made a significant judicial reshuffle by recommending the transfer/repatriation of 21 judges serving in various High Courts.

During a meeting held on May 26, the Collegium put forward the names of the following judges for transfer between different High Courts:

1. Justice Sujoy Paul has been recommended to be transferred from Telangana High Court to Calcutta High Court;

2. Justice V Kameswar Rao has been recommended to be transferred back to Delhi High Court from Karnataka High Court;

3. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir has been recommended to be transferred from Gauhati High Court to Calcutta High Court;

4. Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak from Gauhati High Court to Orissa High Court;

5. Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre from Bombay High Court to Delhi High Court;

6. Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra from Allahabad High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court;

7. Justice Suman Shyam from Gauhati High Court to Bombay High Court;

8. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has been recommended to be transferred back to Rajasthan High Court from Punjab and Haryana High Court;

9. Justice Vivek Chaudhary has been recommended to be transferred from Allahabad High Court to Delhi High Court;

10. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court;

11. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh from Madras High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court;

12. Justice Battu Devanand has been recommended to be transferred back to Andhra Pradesh High Court from Madras High Court;

13. Justice Om Prakash Shukla from Allahabad HIgh Court to Delhi High Court;

14. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar from Rajasthan High Court to Bombay High Court;

15. Justice Sudhir Singh has been recommended to be transferred back to Patna High Court from Punjab and Haryana High Court;

16. Justice Anil Kshetarpal from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Delhi High Court;

17. Justice Arun Kumar Monga from Rajasthan High Court to Delhi High Court;

18. Justice Jayant Banerji from Allahabad High Court to Karnataka High Court;

19. Justice C Sumalatha is recommended to be transferred back to Telangana High Court from Karnataka High Court ;

20. Justice Lalitha Kanneganti from Karnataka High Court to Telangana High Court;

21. Justice Annireddy Abhishek Reddy has been recommended to be transferred back to Telangana High Court from Patna High Court.

Official Statement