The move of counsel Gonsalves in moving his plea to the court of Justice Muralidhar, who was third in seniority, could be a matter of post haste aimed at a more sympathetic hearing. Judge Muralidhar (58), who received a great farewell Thursday of a large meeting that included judges and lawyers amid great applause, said he wanted to clear up the confusion about his transfer and narrated the sequence of events from the moment he … Justice Muralidhar’s transfer notification read: “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice S Muralidhar, Judge of the Delhi High Court, as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Punjab and Haryana High … People of India have rejected Congress Party and hence it is hell bent on destroying the very institutions India cherishes by constantly attacking them.

Judge Muralidhar was number three in the Superior Court of Delhi, his superior court of parents as judge. Justice Muralidhar said he had conveyed to the Chief Justice of India that he was fine with the transfer. The Supreme Court College, headed by the CJI, had recommended at a meeting on February 12 the transfer of Judge Muralidhar to the Superior Court of Punjab and Haryana. Ideally, Justice Muralidhar would have needed the consent from the court of the Chief Justice to do that.

(Views are personal only. Justice Muralidhar (58), who received a grand farewell on Thursday from a huge gathering including judges and lawyers amid big rounds of applause, said he wanted to clear the confusion on his transfer and narrated the sequence of events from the time he received CJI's communication till February 26. — Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) February 27, 2020

The justice based rule of law is in great peril. Explaining the transfer process, he said that the 5-member college sends to the Center a recommendation that a … So, in any case, Mander’s petition on Thursday would have been heard by the bench of the Chief Justice, and not of justice Muralidhar. Justice Muralidhar's Transfer : Delhi HC Bar Association To Abstain From Work Tomorrow To Protest Collegium Proposal LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 19 Feb 2020 10:39 AM GMT Updated Mar 6, 2020, 10:47 am IST. Published Mar 6, 2020, 10:47 am IST. By politicising a routine transfer, Congress has yet again displayed its scant regard for the judiciary. But Justice Muralidhar did not appear to have articulated his views on the timing of the notification that brought the transfer into effect.

Regarding the controversy on Justice Muralidhar’s transfer from the Delhi High Court to Punjab & Haryana High Court, Salve said he was not in favour of judges overseeing transfer of other judges.

This was the same day on which he had condemned the Delhi Police for its failure in controlling the riots or filing cases against BJP leaders for hate speech. PTI. Justice Muralidhar (58), who received a grand farewell on Thursday from a huge gathering including judges and lawyers amid big rounds of applause, said he wanted to clear the confusion on his transfer and narrated the sequence of events from the time he received CJI’s communication till February 26. Late on the night of 26 February, Justice S. Muralidhar, who had presided over the plea hearing, was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The order to transfer Justice Muralidhar immediately in the late night or early morning is unacceptable. Justice Muralidhar’s transfer to Punjab & Haryana High Court, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on 12 February, was notified by the Ministry of Law & Justice.

Transfer of Justice Muralidhar. The law ministry notification asking justice Muralidhar to join his new posting – based on his transfer by the Supreme Court collegium on February 12 – came after that administrative order. Justice Muralidhar breaks silence on his midnight transfer at farewell party.