The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Orissa High Court judge Justice Arindam Sinha to the Allahabad High Court.."The Supreme Court Collegium in its meetings held on 06th March 2025 and 20 the March 2025 has recommended transfer of Mr. Justice Arindam Sinha, Judge, High Court of Orissa (PHC: Calcutta), to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad," read statement issued by Collegium..Born on September 22, 1965, Justice Sinha enrolled as an advocate on March 11, 1991 and practiced for 22 years, primarily at the Calcutta High Court. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court on October 30, 2013, and later appointed as a permanent judge on March 14, 2016. On October 8, 2021, he was sworn in as a judge of the Orissa High Court..Recently, a plea was moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking directions for urgent and time-bound filling of judicial vacancies at the High Court where more than 50 percent of the judges' posts are vacant."More than 50% of the judicial positions remain vacant, crippling its capacity to hear and adjudicate cases efficiently: Against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges, only 79 are in position, leaving more than 50% of the seats vacant, i.e., 81 vacancies," the plea stated.If Justice Sinha's transfer is approved, the Allahabad High Court will have 80 serving judges, with 80 posts lying vacant..[Read Statement]
