The Constitution of India
Transfer of a Judge from one High Court to another
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- India
- Provision
- 222
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- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
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Official sourcethe recommendation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission referred to in article
124A], transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court 4[***].
1. Substituted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.13 (w.e.f.1.11.1956).
2. Substituted by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s.3, for clause (1) (w.e.f. 1.4.1986).
3. Substituted by the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, s.7, for “after consultation with the Chief
Justice of India” (w.e.f. 13.4.2015). This amendment has been struck down by the Supreme Court vide its order dated
the 16th October, 2015 in the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and Another Vs. Union of India
reported in AIR 2016 SC 117.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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