Advocates of Andhra Pradesh High Court (APHC) abstained from duties on Thursday in protest against the transfer of Telangana High Court Judge Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in response to a call given by the APHC Bar Association.
The APHC Bar contended that the proposal of Supreme Court Collegium to transfer Justice Sanjay Kumar to the Punjab & Haryana High Court would relegate him to the 12th position in the seniority of judges, whereas he was the second senior-most judge in the Telangana High Court after the Chief Justice R.S. Chauhan, an APHC advocate told The Hindu .
He stated that Justice Sanjay Kumar should have been promoted as a Chief Justice, but instead the SC Collegium recommended his transfer as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The boycott of duties by APHC advocates would continue for the second day on September 6, he said.
