The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan to the Allahabad High Court, instead of the Chhattisgarh High Court, following the Centre’s recommendation.

Justice Sreedharan had initiated suo motu action against a Madhya Pradesh minister for making offensive remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who was a prominent figure in Operation Sindoor.

Justice Sreedharan was originally a judge at the J&K High Court and had requested a transfer to his home state, Madhya Pradesh. His transfer to the MP High Court was completed in March this year.

Soon after, MP Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah made derogatory comments about Colonel Qureshi , referring to her as ‘unki behn’. This prompted Justice Sreedharan to start suo motu proceedings, leading to an FIR being

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