SC seeks consent to transfer two HC judges

Sources revealed that Justice Alok Singh had himself opted for transfer after his son cleared the judicial services examination and was posted as a lower court judge in Haryana.

While Alok Singh was elevated as a judge to the Uttarakhand High Court on October 12,2009 ,before being transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 21 the same year,Kaur was elevated as HC judge on July 10,2008.

It might be mentioned that Justice Nirmaljit Kaur was the one who had reported to the Chandigarh Police about the delivery of a packet containing Rs 15 lakh at her residence on august 13,2008.

The money,allegedly meant for Justice Nirmal Yadav,was said to have been delivered to Kaur due to confusion over their names. Justice Nirmal Yadav stands charge sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the now infamous judge bribery case.

As per the information,the consent letters are yet to be responded and sent back to the apex court. The high court is already facing a shortage of judges – it has 40 judges against the sanctioned strength of 68.

While Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was recently elevated as Supreme Court judge,acting Chief Justice M M Kumar will shortly be joining as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Also,Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court had recently joined Sikkim High Court as Chief Justice.