In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed two transfer petitions seeking to shift writ petitions from the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court on the ground that a related matter was pending before the Court. The Court held that the pendency of a related Civil Appeal before the Supreme Court is not sufficient grounds for transfer. The Court observed that once its decision in the Civil Appeal is rendered, it can be brought to the High Court's notice, and the High Court can be requested to defer the writ proceedings in the interim.
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