Synopsis: The transfer of a Madras High Court judge has become a bone of contention between two groups of advocates in Tamil Nadu, with one side demanding the cancellation of the order, while the other seeking its implementation. Those demanding the cancellation said the transfer would affect the judge’s seniority, while the opposing group said the judge’s act of obeying the transfer amounted to judicial indiscipline.

The transfer of Madras High Court judge Justice J Nisha Banu to Kerala has divided the legal fraternity in Tamil Nadu.

While the All Bar Association of Madurai Bench wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai against Justice Banu’s transfer, a group of advocates in Chennai shot off another letter demanding that she be immediately relieved o

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