Justice Atul Sreedharan bids farewell at MP High Court:Reflects on key court cases; says, ‘Those who are in power today won’t be tomorrow’

Former MP High Court Justice Atul Sreedharan, recently transferred to Allahabad High Court, was given a farewell on November 4. Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, other judges, and senior lawyers attended the ceremony, where an emotional Sreedharan recited a couplet by poet Rahat Indori: “Those who are in power today won’t be tomorrow; they are tenants, the house doesn’t belong to them.” A video of the moment emerged on Thursday. Pointing towards the uncertainty and transience of life and position Through this couplet, he pointed towards the uncertainty and transience of life and position. Before this, Justice Atul Sreedharan said that I thank the Chief Justice, because of whom I was able to spend good time here. Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdev is a very humble person and maintains harmony with everyone. He said – I also thank my other fellow judges who have always helped me. I am also grateful to my mentors Gopal Subramaniam and Satyendra Kumar Vyas, because of whom I became a Justice. A part of transfer service from one place to another He also said that transfer service is a part of moving from one place to another. Now that I am going to Allahabad, I am very excited to work in the country’s largest High Court. There will be a lot of learning opportunities for me here. Took suo moto cognizance and made sharp remarks on Damoh foot washing incident In 2023, Justice Atul Sreedharan requested his own transfer out of Madhya Pradesh to avoid conflict of interest as his daughter started practicing law in Indore District Court and High Court Indore Bench. At that time, they were recently transferred to the Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. Later they were transferred back to Madhya Pradesh High Court. Thereafter, they were transferred to Allahabad High Court. Recently, Justice Atul Sreedharan made several sharp remarks while taking suo motu cognizance of the Damoh foot washing incident. During the hearing, he had said, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra – all are claiming their independent identity. If this is not controlled, within one and a half centuries, people who call themselves Hindu will fight among themselves and cease to exist. Justice Atul Sreedharan severely reprimanded Damoh SP Shrutkirti Somvanshi, who joined virtually in the hearing, for applying weak sections in the case. He asked what action has been taken in the Sataria case so far. The SP informed about filing FIR and arrest of 5 people. Justice Sreedharan raised questions about applying weak sections. Recent major Suo Moto cases by Justice Sreedharan