The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings on 25th and 26th August 2025, has ordered the transfer of 14 Judges across various High Courts in India. The move is aimed at strengthening judicial administration and ensuring balanced distribution of judges.
Judges Transferred
Among the notable transfers:-
- Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh High Court.
- Justice Sanjay Agrawal from Chhattisgarh to Allahabad High Court.
- Justice J. Nisha Banu from Madras to Kerala High Court.
- Justice Dinesh Mehta from Rajasthan to Delhi High Court.
- Justice Avneesh Jhingan (belonging to Punjab and Haryana High Court) from Rajasthan to Delhi High Court.
- Justice Arun Monga (belonging to Punjab and Haryana High Court) from Delhi to Rajasthan High Court.
- Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh from Allahabad to Patna High Court.
- Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal from Allahabad to Calcutta High Court.
The collegium also approved repatriations:-
- Justice Manavendranath Roy returns to Andhra Pradesh from Gujarat High Court.
- Justice Donadi Ramesh goes back to Andhra Pradesh from Allahabad High Court.
- Justice Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha from Kerala to Delhi High Court.
- Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju from Delhi to Karnataka High Court.
- Justice Subhendu Samanta from Calcutta to Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Importance of Transfers
Such judicial reshuffles, the collegium noted, are necessary "in the interest of better administration of justice." Experts believe these transfers reduce local influence and allow Judges to gain wider exposure across different legal systems, ultimately strengthening public trust in the judiciary.
