Justice Atul Sreedharan was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, 26 days before he was set to become the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Justice Sreedharan gained attention for his emphasis on individual liberty and landmark judgments against illegal detention under the territory's preventive detention law and India's anti-terrorism law. Our analysis of eight judgements over two years. His transfer comes amidst a shortage of judges in the court.
