Jaipur: Disposing of a petition by a principal district and sessions judge of the Rajasthan higher judicial service challenging his frequent transfers, the Supreme Court has asked the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan high court, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, to consider the case sympathetically and take an appropriate decision. The court asked for the decision to be taken in consultation with the administrative committee of judges, preferably within two weeks.On Dec 19, the SC bench comprising the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi observed that petitioner Dinesh Kumar Gupta’s earlier postings were based on his “outstanding service record”, and that they cannot be considered an act of “punitive measure”.Those include postings as a member of the State Legal Services Authority and director (Law) in the Jaipur Development Authority.In his petition, Gupta had expressed concern over his recent posting as district and sessions judge, Jalore, citing that he had only about 10 months of service left before superannuation and was suffering from serious health issues requiring treatment in Jaipur. He had instead sought a posting near Jaipur in a position commensurate with his present rank.Disposing of the petition, the SC noted that Gupta had already submitted a detailed representation in this matter to the Rajasthan HC on Dec 3.
