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<ul><li>Yesterday, the central government issued orders for the transfer <keyword id="104347" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="justice-S-Muralidhar">Justice S Muralidhar</keyword> from the Delhi High Court to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.</li><li>The timing of the transfer has sparked controversy, which came in mere hours of Muralidhar addressing the issue of FIRs being filed against right-wing leaders for delivering hate speeches.</li><li>He has been practising the law for 36 years, either as a lawyer or a judge, in addition to having a doctorate and publishing a book.</li></ul>Today is the last working day for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge at the Delhi High Court. Last night, the central government sent a notification for his transfer to the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite protests from the Delhi High Court Bar Association. “Your lordship has been an inspiration to the entire young bar. We hope we can live up to your example,” a young lawyer told Justice Muralidhar, according to <a href="https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/you-are-an-inspiration-young-lawyers-tell-justice-muralidhar-on-his-last-day-as-delhi-hc-judge-153193">LiveLaw.</a> Even though the transfer has been recommended by the Supreme Court on February 12, the timing of the government’s orders has sparked controversy. It came in mere hours after Muralidhar <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-second-highest-ranking-law-officer-sees-no-urgency-in-a-case-on-delhi-violence/articleshow/74318695.cms">went up against Solicitor General Tushar Mehta</a> in a plea filed by social activist Harsh Mander. 
	
	
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 “We can’t let another 1984 scenario happen in this city, not under the watch of this court,” he said. Muralidhar also directed the Delhi police to decide on the matter of filing FIRs with respect to hate speeches made by right-wing politicians. Muralidhar also came to the rescue of victims of the <keyword id="4930213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Violence">Delhi violence</keyword>, the night before. During a midnight hearing, he issued directions to the Delhi Police to ensure that all injured people are granted safe passage to medical institutions and hospitals. Over three decades of courtroom drama Muralidhar has been practising law for over three decades. Starting off in September 1984 in Chennai, in three years he started to practice at the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. As an advocate, he worked on some notable cases — like addressing victims of the Bhopal Gas tragedy and arguing on behalf of the people displaced by the Narmada Dam project. In time he also served as counsel for the National Human Right Commission and the Election Commission of India. He was also awarded his Ph D by Delhi University in 2003. It was only 2006 that he was appointed as a judge at the Delhi court. Set to change things from the get-go, he refused to be addressed at ‘Your Lordship’ by lawyers. Furthermore, he was a part of the bench that ruled in favour of disclosing how many Supreme Court judges had declared their assets in response to an RTI. Over the years, he delivered a number of impactful judgements. In 2009, he was a part of the bench which initially repealed section 377, legalising homosexuality. He also convicted politician Sajjan Kumar for his involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and revoked the transit demand of activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon case. He’s also an author. He wrote the book Law, Poverty and Legal Aid: Access to Criminal Justice which was published in August 2004. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-second-highest-ranking-law-officer-sees-no-urgency-in-a-case-on-delhi-violence/articleshow/74318695.cms">India’s second-highest ranking law officer sees no 'urgency' in a case on Delhi violence</a>

Justice S Muralidhar who refused to be called ‘Your Lordship’ — was also a part of the bench that repealed Section 377

Calling it 'deplorable', Congress general secretary <keyword id="97274" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Priyanka-Gandhi-Vadra">Priyanka Gandhi Vadra</keyword> raised the issue of transfer of <keyword id="534893" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Justice-Muralidhar">Justice Muralidhar</keyword> on a day he came down heavily on the centre as his brother and Congress leader <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> brought in Judge Loya sarcastically whose circumstances of death created a political row. Priyanka tweeted: "The midnight transfer of Justice Muralidhar isn't shocking given the current dispensation, but it is certianly sad &amp; shameful." Making a case for independent judiciary, she went on to allege, "Millions of Indians have faith in a resilient &amp; upright judiciary, the government's attempts to muzzle justice &amp; break their faith are deplorable." Rahul Gandhi joined in as well by tweeting:" Remembering the brave Judge Loya, who wasn't transferred." Judge B.H. Loya was presiding over the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case, when he died in December 2014 at Nagpur under mysterious circumstances. The Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday transferred Justice S. Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court to the <keyword id="6363691" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Punjab-and-Haryana-high-court">Punjab and Haryana High Court</keyword>. The transfer came on a day when a High Court bench headed by Justice Muralidhar passed a series of orders with regard to the violence in northeast Delhi and said that "another 1984-like situation cannot be allowed to happen in the city under its watch." As many as 27 people have lost their lives while over 200 have been injured after clashes between pro and anti-CAA protesters turned violent in northeast Delhi. The transfer order is now read in connection with his strong stance against the government. "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 Justice S. Muralidhar, Judge of the Delhi High Court, as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Punjab and Haryana High Court," read a notification of the Law Ministry released on Wednesday. Recently, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Muralidhar to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Though the transfer was procedural but the day of the government's issuance of notification has now sparked off a political row.

Gandhi siblings tease and slam center over Justice Muralidhar transfer issue

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday accepted a proposal submitted by Amicus Curiae Mohit Agarwal for the deployment of drones to monitor <keyword id="15357752" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="illegal-prawn-culture" source="Orion">illegal prawn culture</keyword> ponds or gherries encroaching wetlands in at least four coastal districts of the state. "A division bench headed by Chief Justice S Muralidhar has accepted my proposal and has directed the state government to provide necessary infrastructure and funds to deploy drones for monitoring the illegal gherries, which are coming up even within 24 hours of their demolition by the authorities," Agarwal said. The districts in which the drones will be deployed are Balasore, Kendrapara, Puri and Ganjam and the state government has been asked to submit an affidavit in this regard by the next date of hearing on December 5, Agarwal said. The Amicus Curiae had made the proposal for the deployment of drones after it was revealed from different affidavits made by the district administrations that physical deployment of police force is unable to check the re-emergence of dismantled gherries.

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