Supreme Court docket Collegium Backs Switch Of Manipur Excessive Court docket Jugde MV Muralidharan To Calcutta Excessive Court docket

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Collegium mentioned didn’t discover advantage in Justice MV Muralidharan’s requests. (Representational)

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court docket collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday reiterated its suggestion to switch Manipur Excessive Court docket choose Justice MV Muralidaran to the Calcutta Excessive Court docket for higher administration of justice, rejecting his request to both shift him to his dad or mum Madras Excessive Court docket or not switch him in any respect.

A bench of justice MV Muralidharan had on March 27 ordered the Manipur authorities to think about a illustration by a Meitei organisation looking for scheduled tribe standing, which was mentioned to be the quick set off for the festering ethnic battle within the state with Meiteis dwelling within the valley on one facet and Kuki and different tribals inhabiting the hills on the opposite.

Justice MV Muralidharan had directed the state authorities to think about the illustration for ST standing to the bulk Meitei group and write to the Centre inside 4 weeks.

The collegium, additionally comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant, refused Justice MV Muralidaran’s request to switch him to Madras Excessive Court docket or allow him to proceed to perform within the Excessive Court docket of Manipur as a substitute of transferring him to Calcutta.

“On October 9, 2023, the Collegium proposed the switch of Mr Justice M V Muralidaran, Decide, Excessive Court docket of Manipur [PHC: Madras], to the Excessive Court docket at Calcutta, for higher administration of justice.

“By way of the Memorandum of Process, now we have consulted one of many judges of the Supreme Court docket who, being conversant with the affairs of the Excessive Court docket of Manipur, is able to provide views on the proposed switch,” it mentioned.

The collegium mentioned it thought-about the request made by Justice MV Muralidaran however didn’t discover advantage in them.

“The collegium, due to this fact, resolves to reiterate its suggestion dated October 9, 2023, to switch Mr Justice M V Muralidaran to the Excessive Court docket at Calcutta,” it mentioned. 

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