Advocates' Association, Bengaluru (AAB) has called upon the lawyers to abstain from work on Wednesday, April 23 to protest the Collegium recommendation to transfer four judges of the Karnataka High Court..In a decision taken at a General Body meeting held on Tuesday, the Bar Body "unanimously resolved to boycott proceedings in the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday". Stating that the decision to transfer the judges was taken without transparency and in disregard of the concerns of the legal fraternity, the AAB said,"This decision reflects the deep anguish and growing unrest among advocates over the repeated sidelining of Karnataka’s judiciary in key decisions.".The AAB also urged the Advocates Associations of the Dharwad and Gulbarga benches to rise in unity and join their stand "to defend the integrity and independence of the judiciary."Pertinently, the Bar body had abstained from work for an hour on Tuesday as well..The Supreme Court Collegium on April 21 recommended the transfer of Justices Krishna Dixit, K Natarajan, Hemant Chandangoudar and Sanjay Gowda.Justice Dixit has been recommended for transfer to the Orissa High Court, Justice Natarajan to the Kerala High Court, Justice Chandangoudar to the Madras High Court and Justice Gowda to the Gujarat High Court.As per the statement published by the Collegium on the Supreme Court website, the decision was taken "to infuse inclusivity and diversity at the level of High Courts and to strengthen the quality of administration of justice"..The transfer recommendation has caused considerable strife at the Bar. The President of the Advocates Association of the Karnataka High Court's Dharwad Bench and the Advocates Association, Bengaluru had earlier written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna opposing the move..Collegium recommends transfer of four Karnataka High Court judges
