Supreme Court: On 19-04-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Dr DY Chandrachud, C.J., and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, KM Joseph, M.R. Shah, and Ajay Rastogi J.J., has resolved to transfer Justice T Raja to the Rajasthan High Court at the earliest.
He is the senior most puisne Judge of the Madras High Court who was appointed on 31-03-2009. The Collegium had proposed to transfer Justice Raja as the Judge of Rajasthan High Court by its resolution dated 16-11-2022 which was further affirmed on 24-11-2022.
As the Collegium has resolved to appoint Justice Augustine G Masih as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court by its resolution dated 19-04-2023, the transfer of Justice Raja as a Judge of the Rajasthan High is to be effectuated at the earliest as his continuation as a Judge of the Madras High Court cannot be an impediment to appoint Justice SV Gangapurwala as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.