- Article 222 (1) of the Constitution deals with the transfer of a High Court judge to another High Court. It says that the “President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a judge from one High Court to any other High Court.”
- The Supreme Court, in the Second Judges Case of 1993, had held in a majority judgment that consent of the judge was not necessary for transferring him out, provided it was done with the full and effective consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
- The transfer should be done in public interest and not as a punishment.
NOTE:
- Refer Judiciary Chapter from Laxmikant
- Important because one HC judge has been sent a contempt notice by SC .