Srinagar: The President of India on Thursday approved transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Jammu & Kashmir High Court.
In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India after consultation with Chief Justice of India has approved transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from MP High Court to J&K High Court.
With this development, the number of High Court judges in J&K High Court has reached 16.
On March 28, 2023, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended that Justice Atul Sreedharan be transferred from MP High Court to J&K as he had sought his transfer on the grounds that his elder daughter would enter practice next year and would be appearing before the District Court and the Indore Bench of the High Court.
“Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan has stated that he does not desire to continue in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh when his daughter enters practice,” read the collegium resolution.
“The collegium has resolved to accept the request of Mr Justice Atul Sreedharan and to recommend that he be transferred, in the interest of better administration of justice, to the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,” it further stated.
