The Supreme Court Collegium has agreed to the request of Justice Sujoy Paul of Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding his transfer to a different Court.
The Transfer request was made on February 12, 2024 which being on the ground that his son is practicing in the same High Court.
The Supreme Court released the notification dated February 13, 2024 regarding the transfer of Justice Paul to the Telangana High Court.
The notification stated that the same has been done ‘in the interests of the better administration of justice.
The notification states that Mr Justice Sujoy Paul has sought a transfer on the ground that his son is practicing in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, by the communication dated February 12, 2024.
The Supreme Court Collegium agreed to the request made by Mr Justice Sujoy Paul be transferred, in the interests of the better administration of justice, to the High Court for the State of Telangana.
The Supreme Court Collegium members i.e., CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Aniruddha Bose singed the notification.