After Centre seeks ‘reconsideration’, SC Collegium revises Madhya Pradesh judge’s transfer proposal

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday said that it has changed its recommendation to transfer a judge from one High Court to another after the Union government sought a “reconsideration” of its earlier decision.

In August, the collegium had recommended transferring Justice Atul Sreedharan, a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, to the Chhattisgarh High Court, The Indian Express reported.

On Wednesday, the collegium said that Sreedharan had now been recommended for transfer to the Allahabad High Court.

Sreedharan would have been the second most senior judge in the Chhattisgarh High Court if he had been transferred there, the newspaper reported. He will now be seventh in seniority in the Allahabad High Court.

“The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 14th October, 2025, on reconsideration sought by the government, resolved to recommend that Mr Justice Atul Sreedharan…be transferred to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad instead of the High Court of Chhattisgarh,” the statement read.

The collegium has reconsidered its decisions on transferring judges in the past as well. However, it usually does not specify that a reconsideration was sought by the Union government.

Under the collegium system, the five most senior judges of the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, decide on the appointment and transfer of judges to the top court and High...

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