S.Chennai, Nov 14, : .The Madras Bar Association passed Sunday a resolution asking the Supreme Court collegium reconsider the transfer of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Madras High Court and Justice T.S.Sivagnanam.It also requested the Central government to remit the recommendation of the collegium in respect of Banerjee’s transfer for fresh consideration, following the procedure contemplated under Memorandum of Procedure for Transfer of Chief Justice of a High Court.
It requested that the Central government remit the collegium’s recommendation in respect of Banerjee’s transfer for new consideration.This was following the process contemplated by Memorandum of Procedure to Transfer of Chief Justice of High Court.
The Supreme Court collegium had recently recommended the transfers of Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court and Sivagnanam to the Calcutta High Court.Recent recommendations by the Supreme Court collegium were made for the transfer of Banerjee and Sivagnanam from the Meghalaya High Court to the Calcutta High Court.
The resolution was passed at the Association’s Emergency General Body Meeting held on Sunday in a virtual mode.The Association’s Emergency General Body Meeting, held in virtual mode on Sunday, passed the resolution.
The Emergency GBM was requisitioned by senior advocate V.Prakash and 52 other members of the Association to discuss the issues regarding the transfer of Banerjee and Sivagnanam.V.Prakash, a senior advocate, and 52 other members were able to requisition the Emergency GBM in order to discuss issues relating the Sivagnanam and Banerjee transfers.
The Association expressed its deep concern at the opaqueness surrounding the transfers of Sivagnanam and Banerjee.The Association expressed deep concern about the opaqueness surrounding Sivagnanam’s and Banerjee’s transfers.
The transfers are perceived to be in violation of Memorandum of Procedure for Transfer.Transfers are perceived as violating Memorandum of Procedure for Transfer.
Such transfers are perceived to be punitive and do not augur well for the independence of the judiciary, the Association felt.The Association felt that such transfers were punitive and did not bode well for the independence judiciary.
“The resolution was passed in the meeting held on Sunday morning,” Prakash told IANS.Prakash stated to IANS that the resolution was adopted at the Sunday morning meeting.
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