POLITICAL SCIENCE

Latest Court Verdicts
Judicial Transfers
▪ The Supreme Court (SC) Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court Judge (Justice
Yashwant Varma) to the Allahabad High Court.
Process of Judicial Transfers in India
▪ Constitutional Provision: Article 222 of Indian Constitution empowers the President, based on the
recommendation of the CJI, to transfer a judge (including Chief Justice) from one High Court to
another.
▪ Consent of the judge is not required, whether it is the first or a subsequent transfer.
▪ Role of the CJI and the Collegium: The CJI initiates the transfer proposal and his opinion is
determinative.
✓ For transferring a Judge (not Chief Justice), the CJI consults the Chief Justice of the transferring
High Court and the receiving High Court and considers input from one or more SC judges who
know the concerned judge’s performance.
✓ For transferring a Chief Justice, the proposal is reviewed by the CJI along with the four seniormost judges of the Supreme Court, collectively forming the Collegium.
✓ In making the final decision, the Collegium also considers personal aspects of the judge, like health
conditions, and location preferences.