Law Ministry notifies transfer of Madras HC Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to Meghalaya High Court

The Law Ministry on Monday notified the transfer of MadrasMadrasMadras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court after President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation of transfer.

“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court,” read the notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The notification said President Kovind has directed Justice Banerjee to assume the office of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.