Bad News for the Gujarat High Court Judge, as the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Gujarat High Court judge, Justice H.M. Prachchhak, to Patna High Court for “better administration of justice”.

Justice Prachchhak had refused to stay the two-year conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat BJP lawmaker Purnesh Modi for the ‘Modi surname’ remarks in a political rally in 2019. The conviction was stayed by the Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai, who is a member of the apex court Collegium.

Justice Prachchhak is among nine High Court judges the Supreme Court Collegium proposed for transfer in a resolution arrived at on August 3, which was published late on Thursday.

The other Gujarat High Court judges recommended for transfer in the same batch were Justices A.Y. Kogje, K. Gita Gopi, Samir J. Dave to Allahabad, Madras and Rajasthan, respectively.

The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Justice V.K. Singh of Allahabad High Court to Madras; Justices A.S. Sangwan, Avneesh Jhingan, R.M. Singh and Arun Monga, all of Punjab and Haryana High Court to Allahabad, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, respectively.

Source: TheHindu