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AP & TS Judges to have transfers soon:- The supreme court has accepted the request of Justice C Sumalatha and transferred her to the Karnataka High Court from Telangana High Court. The Supreme Court collegium also recommended the transfer of Telangana High Court judges to the other state high courts.
President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the recommendations received from the central government over the transfer of judges.
Sumalatha moved to the apex court after she was transferred to Gujarat High Court. She appealed her transfer to the neighbouring states either Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh. The judge accepted her request and transferred her to the neighbouring state of Karnataka. C Sumalatha hails from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
At the same time, Justice Manavendranath Roy's request for transfer to the Gujarat High Court has been accepted and also Justice D Venkataramana will be transferred to Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Narendra G will be the new High Court judge of Andhra Pradesh. He is transferred from Karnataka high court to AP high court.