CJI HOLDS MEET WITH GUJ, T’GANA LAWYERS ON JUDGES’ TRANSFER

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Monday reached out to the lawyers from high courts of Gujarat and Telangana who are protesting against the Supreme Court’s decision last week to transfer one judge each from these high courts.

The CJI, accompanied by two other senior Supreme Court judges -- justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah – met the

delegations representing the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) and the Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association (THCAA) during the day, and assured the lawyers’ bodies of looking into their objections against the proposed transfers. At the same time, CJI Chandrachud “strongly” conveyed to the delegations that the lawyers should call off their strikes immediately and facilitate regular functioning of the courts in the wake of the deliberation with the judges and the assurance rendered.