Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Justice VK Tahilramani will not be presiding over Court today, following her recent decision to resign from office..Chief Justice VK Tahilramani had submitted her resignation after the Supreme Court Collegium reiterated its August 28 proposal to transfer her to the Meghalaya High Court as its Chief Justice..The causelist for today had been issued on Friday evening, before news broke of Justice Tahilramani’s decision to step down from her post..75 matters had been listed before Court 1, which she had been presiding over alongwith Justice M Duraiswamy. The admission matters from this list have been allocated to be taken up by Court 2 today, presided over by Justice Vineet Kothari..In the meanwhile, the Madras Bar Association is expected to meet today to discuss the issue of Justice Tahilramani’s transfer. Earlier the Madras High Court Advocates Association had also called for a one-day boycott on Tuesday to register its protest over the proposed transfer..A resolution for her transfer was first passed on August 28, “in the interest of better administration of justice.” By another resolution passed the same day, the Collegium had recommended that Chief Justice AK Mittal, who presently helms the Meghalaya High Court take Chief Justice Tahilramani’s place at the Madras High Court..Justice Tahilramani had then written to the Collegium requesting it to reconsider the proposal to transfer her to Meghalaya High Court..The Supreme Court Collegium had, however, refused to accede to her request and passed a resolution on September 3 reiterating its earlier recommendation to transfer Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court..The abrupt proposal to transfer Chief Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court had raised eyebrows, given that Justice Tahilramani is currently the senior-most judge among High Court judges in the country. Before being appointed Madras High Court Chief Justice, she was heading the Bombay High Court as its acting Chief Justice. While Madras and Bombay High Courts are two among the largest High Courts in the country, the Meghalaya High Court has a sanctioned strength of three judges including the Chief Justice..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Justice VK Tahilramani will not be presiding over Court today, following her recent decision to resign from office..Chief Justice VK Tahilramani had submitted her resignation after the Supreme Court Collegium reiterated its August 28 proposal to transfer her to the Meghalaya High Court as its Chief Justice..The causelist for today had been issued on Friday evening, before news broke of Justice Tahilramani’s decision to step down from her post..75 matters had been listed before Court 1, which she had been presiding over alongwith Justice M Duraiswamy. The admission matters from this list have been allocated to be taken up by Court 2 today, presided over by Justice Vineet Kothari..In the meanwhile, the Madras Bar Association is expected to meet today to discuss the issue of Justice Tahilramani’s transfer. Earlier the Madras High Court Advocates Association had also called for a one-day boycott on Tuesday to register its protest over the proposed transfer..A resolution for her transfer was first passed on August 28, “in the interest of better administration of justice.” By another resolution passed the same day, the Collegium had recommended that Chief Justice AK Mittal, who presently helms the Meghalaya High Court take Chief Justice Tahilramani’s place at the Madras High Court..Justice Tahilramani had then written to the Collegium requesting it to reconsider the proposal to transfer her to Meghalaya High Court..The Supreme Court Collegium had, however, refused to accede to her request and passed a resolution on September 3 reiterating its earlier recommendation to transfer Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court..The abrupt proposal to transfer Chief Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court had raised eyebrows, given that Justice Tahilramani is currently the senior-most judge among High Court judges in the country. Before being appointed Madras High Court Chief Justice, she was heading the Bombay High Court as its acting Chief Justice. While Madras and Bombay High Courts are two among the largest High Courts in the country, the Meghalaya High Court has a sanctioned strength of three judges including the Chief Justice..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
