Justice Atul Sreedharan, bidding adieu to the Madhya Pradesh High Court following his transfer to the Allahabad High Court, quoted an Urdu poem on Thursday, stating, “Jo aaj sahib-e-masnad hain kal nahi honge (those who are sitting on the throne today, will not be there tomorrow).” His farewell speech and the subsequent reactions from the Bar have highlighted concerns over the frequency of his transfers and alleged executive interference in the process.

Justice Sreedharan was transferred to the Allahabad High Court on October 18. This decision came shortly after the Supreme Court Collegium acceded to a request from the government to not transfer him to the Chhattisgarh High Court, as had been previously recommended. This latest move marks his third transfer in recent months. He was previo

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