The Advocates’ Association in Bengaluru boycotted Karnataka High Court proceedings in protest of recent transfer recommendations involving four judges.
Supreme Court collegium on March 24 repatriated justice Varma to the Allahabad high court in connection with the discovery of a large amount of cash at his official residence
After the transfer order was issued, CJI Khanna asked the Allahabad HC chief justice not to assign any judicial work to justice Varma, pending the inquiry
The report stated that out of 1,122 sanctioned judges in 25 High Courts (HCs) across the country, 203 vacancies remain without any recommendations from the HC collegiums