Senior Bombay HC judge resigns over transfer, cites 'personal and family' reasons

Mumbai | Friday | 14th February, 2020

Summary:

The second senior most judge of the Bombay High Court - Justice Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari - has tendered his resignation after his transfer to another state saying that he does not want to be transferred out of Maharashtra. Dharmadhikari "personal and family" reasons for his unwillingness to shift out of Mumbai. Justice Dharmadhikari was made judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003 and was due to retire in 2022. Justice Dharmadhikari was due to retire after two years. Born in a family of lawyer, Justice Dharmadhikari had enrolled as an advocate in 1983..