The decision was taken at a meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium held earlier this week after Justice Bhattacharya herself requested a transfer for personal reasons.
The Bar Association has raised concerns that the transfer to the new courts would be inconvenient not just for the lawyers, but also for the litigants as there is no adequate transport facility to the Mazgaon branch.
The proposal to transfer the 25 judges is at a final stage with the Collegium soliciting views from consultee judges of the concerned High Courts in Supreme Court