Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of 21 High Court judges

The Ministry of Law and Justice will process these recommendations for formal notification, following which the judges will be relieved of their current postings and assume duties at their respective transferred or repatriated High Courts.

South First Desk

Published May 27, 2025 | 9:09 PM ⚊ Updated May 27, 2025 | 9:09 PM

The decisions were taken at a meeting held on Monday, 26 May.

Synopsis: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer and repatriation of 21 judges across various High Courts following its meeting on 26 May.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer and repatriation of 21 judges across various High Courts in the country. The decisions were taken at a meeting held on Monday, 26 May.

Among the notable recommendations, Justice Sujoy Paul is proposed to be transferred from the Telangana High Court to the Calcutta High Court.

Justice V Kameswar Rao is set to return to the Delhi High Court from Karnataka, while Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh is recommended to move from the Kerala High Court to Karnataka.

Justice Battu Devanand, currently serving at the Madras High Court, is proposed to return to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Justice C Sumalatha is recommended to move from Karnataka back to her parent High Court in Telangana.

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The complete list of judges recommended for transfer or repatriation is as follows:

• Justice Sujoy Paul – Telangana HC to Calcutta HC (Parent HC: Madhya Pradesh)
• Justice V Kameswar Rao – Karnataka HC to Delhi HC (Parent HC: Delhi)
• Justice Lanusungkum Jamir – Gauhati HC to Calcutta HC
• Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak – Gauhati HC to Orissa HC
• Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre – Bombay HC to Delhi HC
• Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra – Allahabad HC to Punjab and Haryana HC
• Justice Suman Shyam – Gauhati HC to Bombay HC
• Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma – Punjab and Haryana HC to Rajasthan HC (Parent HC: Rajasthan)
• Justice Vivek Chaudhary – Allahabad HC to Delhi HC
• Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh – Kerala HC to Karnataka HC (Parent HC: Allahabad)
• Justice Vivek Kumar Singh – Madras HC to Madhya Pradesh HC (Parent HC: Allahabad)
• Justice Battu Devanand – Madras HC to Andhra Pradesh HC (Parent HC: Andhra Pradesh)
• Justice Om Prakash Shukla – Allahabad HC to Delhi HC
• Justice Shree Chandrashekhar – Rajasthan HC to Bombay HC (Parent HC: Jharkhand)
• Justice Sudhir Singh – Punjab and Haryana HC to Patna HC (Parent HC: Patna)
• Justice Anil Kshetarpal – Punjab and Haryana HC to Delhi HC
• Justice Arun Kumar Monga – Rajasthan HC to Delhi HC
• Justice Jayant Banerji – Allahabad HC to Karnataka HC
• Justice C Sumalatha – Karnataka HC to Telangana HC (Parent HC: Telangana)
• Justice Lalitha Kanneganti – Karnataka HC to Telangana HC (Parent HC: Andhra Pradesh)
• Justice Annireddy Abhishek Reddy – Patna HC to Telangana HC (Parent HC: Telangana)

The Ministry of Law and Justice will process these recommendations for formal notification.

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