In significant reshuffle to the Uttar Pradesh judiciary, nearly 400 judges have been transferred from their current place of posting..The notifications transferring the judges were issued by the Allahabad High court on April 28..The transferred judges include 199 Additional District Judges posted in regular courts and another 8 additional District judges posted in Fast Track Courts..Besides, it includes 118 judges and Additional judges of Small Causes courts, Civil judges, Chief Judicial Magistrates and Chief Metropolitan Magistrates..Another 43 judges Civil judges, Judicial Magistrates and Metropolitan Magistrates have always been transferred..The Judges have been asked to handover charge at their present place of posting on May 08, 2017 afternoon. In order to ensure that there is no lobbying for stay of transfers or change the order of this notification, the notification mentions that “no representation shall be moved by the officer until he / she has joined at transferred place”.
