Dispute on transfer

Jubilee News Desk

The Justice S Muralidhar, who heard petitions on Delhi violence and slammed Delhi police over continuous violence, was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. And this has paved way for a political stir.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has attacked the government over the transfer and described as “sad and shameful”. She said she wasn’t shocked by the transfer of Delhi High Court Justice S Muralidhar, who was hearing the Delhi violence case, and described it as an attempt by the government to shake public trust in the judiciary.

Priyanka Gandhi tweeted. The midnight transfer of Justice Muralidhar isn’t shocking given the current dispensation, but it is certianly sad & shameful. Millions of Indians have faith in a resilient & upright judiciary, the government’s attempts to muzzle justice & break their faith are deplorable.

Reply to congress was given by union law minister Ravishankar Prasad on twitter. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted on Thursday that the transfer was done pursuant to the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India. “Transfer of Hon’ble Justice Muralidhar was done pursuant to the recommendation dated 12.02.2020 of the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India,” the law minister tweeted. “While transferring the judge consent of the judge is taken. The well settled process have been followed,”

he said It may be noted that the gazette notification from the union law minister says the president has asked the judge to join the Punjab-Hayrana court as judge.

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The hearing upon protests against CAA and upon treatment to the injured took place at midnight at the residence of Justice Muralidhar. The court had orders police to provide safe passage to an ambulance and shift patients to a government hospital.

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