WEB DESK
The Central Governemnt today notified the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar to Punjab & Haryana High Court
The notification, issued on late Tuesday evening, stated that Justice Muralidhar will now assume charge as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Earlier on February 19, when Supreme Court Collegium had announced the decision to transfer Justice Muralidhar, the Delhi High Court Bar Association had expressed shock and said that lawyers will abstain from work the day after as a mark of protest.
The bar association, in a resolution, had said that it “unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms, the Delhi High Court Bar Association condemns the said transfers.”
Justice Muralidhar began his law practice in Chennai in September, 1984 and in 1987, shifted to the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court.
He was active as a lawyer for the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and was its member for two terms.