Madras HC CJ quits protesting transfer to Meghalaya court
Move After SC Collegium Rejects Her Plea
Dhananjay.Mahapatra@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:07.09.2019
Miffed by the Supreme Court collegium’s decision to reject her reservations against transfer to the Meghalaya high court, Madras high court Chief Justice V K Tahilramani on Friday tendered her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. She sent a copy of the resignation letter to CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Justice Tahilramani was appointed judge of the Bombay HC on June 26, 2001 at the age of 43. She became chief justice of the Madras HC on August 12, 2018. Justices Tahilramani and Gita Mittal were the only women CJs in the 25 HCs dominated by men. Justice Tahilramani was to retire on October 2, 2020, which means she forgoes more than a year of chief justiceship, and a possible elevation to the SC, because of her resignation.
Trigger for Justice Tahilramani’s resignation was the August 28 decision of the CJI-led collegium, which comprises Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana and Arun Mishra, proposing the transfer of Justice A K Mittal, CJ of the Meghalaya HC, which has a sanctioned strength of four judges, to the Madras HC, which has a sanctioned strength of 75 judges.
Though “in the interest of better administration of justice” was the reason given by the collegium to transfer Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya HC, according to sources, “her punctuality was an issue with the collegium.”
CJ of J&K high court only woman in higher judiciary
The Madras high court, on the other hand, is one of the three oldest HCs and was established on June 26, 1862. When the collegium sought her response to the proposal to transfer to Meghalaya HC, Justice Tahilramani on September 2 requested reconsideration and expressed unwillingness/ difficulty in going to the northeastern state’s nascent HC.
The collegium considered her representation on September 3 and reiterated its decision to transfer her to Meghalaya HC. “The collegium has carefully gone through the aforesaid representation and taken into consideration all relevant factors. On reconsideration, the collegium is of the considered view that it is not possible to accede to her request. The collegium, accordingly, reiterates its recommendation dated August 28 for transfer of Justice V K Tahilramani to Meghalaya HC,” it said.
With Justice Tahilramani’s resignation, Justice Gita Mittal will be the lone woman chief justice in a male-dominated higher judiciary. Justice Mittal, whose parent HC is Delhi, has been heading Jammu and Kashmir HC since August 11, 2018, and is scheduled to retire on December 8, 2020.
Justice Mittal heading Jammu and Kashmir HC since August 11, 2018, is the only woman CJ left and is scheduled to retire on December 8, 2020
Move After SC Collegium Rejects Her Plea
Dhananjay.Mahapatra@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:07.09.2019
Miffed by the Supreme Court collegium’s decision to reject her reservations against transfer to the Meghalaya high court, Madras high court Chief Justice V K Tahilramani on Friday tendered her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. She sent a copy of the resignation letter to CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Justice Tahilramani was appointed judge of the Bombay HC on June 26, 2001 at the age of 43. She became chief justice of the Madras HC on August 12, 2018. Justices Tahilramani and Gita Mittal were the only women CJs in the 25 HCs dominated by men. Justice Tahilramani was to retire on October 2, 2020, which means she forgoes more than a year of chief justiceship, and a possible elevation to the SC, because of her resignation.
Trigger for Justice Tahilramani’s resignation was the August 28 decision of the CJI-led collegium, which comprises Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana and Arun Mishra, proposing the transfer of Justice A K Mittal, CJ of the Meghalaya HC, which has a sanctioned strength of four judges, to the Madras HC, which has a sanctioned strength of 75 judges.
Though “in the interest of better administration of justice” was the reason given by the collegium to transfer Justice Tahilramani to the Meghalaya HC, according to sources, “her punctuality was an issue with the collegium.”
CJ of J&K high court only woman in higher judiciary
The Madras high court, on the other hand, is one of the three oldest HCs and was established on June 26, 1862. When the collegium sought her response to the proposal to transfer to Meghalaya HC, Justice Tahilramani on September 2 requested reconsideration and expressed unwillingness/ difficulty in going to the northeastern state’s nascent HC.
The collegium considered her representation on September 3 and reiterated its decision to transfer her to Meghalaya HC. “The collegium has carefully gone through the aforesaid representation and taken into consideration all relevant factors. On reconsideration, the collegium is of the considered view that it is not possible to accede to her request. The collegium, accordingly, reiterates its recommendation dated August 28 for transfer of Justice V K Tahilramani to Meghalaya HC,” it said.
With Justice Tahilramani’s resignation, Justice Gita Mittal will be the lone woman chief justice in a male-dominated higher judiciary. Justice Mittal, whose parent HC is Delhi, has been heading Jammu and Kashmir HC since August 11, 2018, and is scheduled to retire on December 8, 2020.
Justice Mittal heading Jammu and Kashmir HC since August 11, 2018, is the only woman CJ left and is scheduled to retire on December 8, 2020
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