BREAKING: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer of 21 High Court Judges

In a major judicial reshuffle, the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on May 26, 2025, recommended the transfer and repatriation of 21 judges across various High Courts. The move aims to enhance judicial administration and maintain institutional balance across the higher judiciary.

Full List of Judges Recommended for Transfer or Repatriation:

1. Justice Sujoy Paul – From Telangana High Court to Calcutta High Court (Parent HC: Madhya Pradesh)
   
2. Justice V. Kameswar Rao – From Karnataka High Court to Delhi High Court (Parent HC: Delhi)
   
3. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir – 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 – From Punjab and Haryana High Court to Rajasthan High Court (Parent HC: Rajasthan)
   
9. Justice Vivek Chaudhary – From Allahabad High Court to Delhi High Court
   
10. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh – From Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court (Parent HC: Allahabad)
    
11. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh – From Madras High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court (Parent HC: Allahabad)
    
12. Justice Battu Devanand – From Madras High Court to Andhra Pradesh High Court (Parent HC: Andhra Pradesh)
    
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 (Parent HC: Jharkhand)
    
15. Justice Sudhir Singh – From Punjab and Haryana High Court to Patna High Court (Parent HC: Patna)
    
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 – From Karnataka High Court to Telangana High Court (Parent HC: Telangana)
    
20. Justice Lalitha Kanneganti – From Karnataka High Court to Telangana High Court (Parent HC: Andhra Pradesh)
    
21. Justice Annireddy Abhishek Reddy – From Patna High Court to Telangana High Court (Parent HC: Telangana)
    

These recommendations are subject to approval by the Union Government. Once approved, the judges will be relieved from their current postings and assume duties at their new High Courts in due course.

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