https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466356 Whether a Sessions Judge may transfer criminal cases or appeals within a sessions division, including matters pending before Additional Sessions Judges, turns on statutory scheme and administrative control. The court reasons that Section 408 confers a judicial power on the Sessions Judge to transfer cases between criminal courts in the division when expedient for the ends of justice; that power extends to cases before Additional Sessions Judges because their jurisdiction derives from the Sessions Judge and is administratively subordinate. Consequently, a litigant may move the Sessions Judge for withdrawal, recall or transfer for consolidation or convenience, and must first do so before seeking a transfer from the High Court under the proviso to Section 407. en-us Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:07:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466356 Whether a Sessions Judge may transfer criminal cases or appeals within a sessions division, including matters pending before Additional Sessions Judges, turns on statutory scheme and administrative control. The court reasons that Section 408 confers a judicial power on the Sessions Judge to transfer cases between criminal courts in the division when expedient for the ends of justice; that power extends to cases before Additional Sessions Judges because their jurisdiction derives from the Sessions Judge and is administratively subordinate. Consequently, a litigant may move the Sessions Judge for withdrawal, recall or transfer for consolidation or convenience, and must first do so before seeking a transfer from the High Court under the proviso to Section 407. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466356