SC Collegium recommends transfer of six HC judges

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The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, has recommended to the government the transfer or repatriation of judges in six different high courts.

• Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah has been recommended to be transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court to the Patna High Court.

• Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash from Orissa to Calcutta High Court.

• Justice Subhasis Talapatra from Tripura to Orissa High Court.

• Justice Lanusungkum Jamir from Manipur to Gauhati High Court.

• Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court to Bombay High Court.

• Justice Purushendra Kumar Kaurav to Delhi High Court from Madhya Pradesh.

• About Collegium System

• It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges.

• It has evolved through judgments of the Supreme Court. 

• The Supreme Court collegium is headed by the CJI and comprises four other senior most judges of the court.

• The High Court Collegium is headed by its Chief Justice and the four other senior-most judges of that court.