Justice Tahilramani row: MHAA meeting today to discuss further course of action

Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer

tahilramani Madras HC Chief Justice V K Tahilramani | Twitter

The Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) will hold a meeting today to take a decision on whether to abstain from the High Court on Tuesday. Local bar associations had earlier decided to abstain from work on Tuesday in support of Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya K. Tahilramani, who has resigned days after the Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya.

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, had recommended transfer of Justice Tahilramani, who was elevated as the High Court's chief justice on August 8 last year, to the Meghalaya High Court.

It had recommended her transfer on August 28, after which she had made a representation requesting it to reconsider the proposal.

She had protested against the collegium's decision to not consider her request against transferring her to the Meghalaya High Court.

The apex court collegium comprising Justices S.A. Bobde, N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra and R.F. Nariman had recommended that Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice A. K. Mittal be transferred to the Madras High Court.