Legal profession is often panned by critics and observers for being highly nepotistic, with the judiciary also often blamed for promoting father-son culture. .There have also been instances of sons or daughters of judges practicing before the same court often inviting criticism.However, converse instances are also in plenty and one such example has recently come to light from Madhya Pradesh.Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan has requested the Supreme Court Collegium to transfer him out of the High Court since his elder daughter would be entering law practice in the same High Court next year..The Collegium in turn has acceded to his request and in a meeting held on March 28, recommended that he be transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court."Mr Justice Atul Sreedharan was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 07 April 2016. By his communication dated 23 January 2023, he has sought a transfer out of the State of Madhya Pradesh on the ground that his elder daughter would enter practice next year and would be appearing before the District Court and the Indore Bench of the High Court. Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan has stated that he does not desire to continue in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh when his daughter enters practice," the resolution passed by the Collegium noted..Justice Sreedharan was the junior of Senior Advocate and former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium from 1992 to 1997. From 1997 to December 2000, he practiced independently at Delhi before shifting to Indore in the year 2001. He then served as counsel for State and Central government before being appointed additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April , 2016 and a permanent judge on March 17, 2018..[Read Collegium Resolution]
Legal profession is often panned by critics and observers for being highly nepotistic, with the judiciary also often blamed for promoting father-son culture. .There have also been instances of sons or daughters of judges practicing before the same court often inviting criticism.However, converse instances are also in plenty and one such example has recently come to light from Madhya Pradesh.Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan has requested the Supreme Court Collegium to transfer him out of the High Court since his elder daughter would be entering law practice in the same High Court next year..The Collegium in turn has acceded to his request and in a meeting held on March 28, recommended that he be transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court."Mr Justice Atul Sreedharan was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 07 April 2016. By his communication dated 23 January 2023, he has sought a transfer out of the State of Madhya Pradesh on the ground that his elder daughter would enter practice next year and would be appearing before the District Court and the Indore Bench of the High Court. Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan has stated that he does not desire to continue in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh when his daughter enters practice," the resolution passed by the Collegium noted..Justice Sreedharan was the junior of Senior Advocate and former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium from 1992 to 1997. From 1997 to December 2000, he practiced independently at Delhi before shifting to Indore in the year 2001. He then served as counsel for State and Central government before being appointed additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April , 2016 and a permanent judge on March 17, 2018..[Read Collegium Resolution]
