Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Karnataka High Court transfers judge after viral road rage video
A video on the internet showed a judge in India arguing with two people on motorcycles.
In the video, the judge chased them and had them arrested.
Lots of people saw the video, and it became very popular online.
A group of lawyers complained to the big courthouse about the judge's behavior.
The big courthouse decided to take action.
It moved the judge to a different town to work.
The judge now has the same job, but in a new place far away.
The court said the move was for administrative reasons and to serve the public.
The change took effect right away.
The video is called a road rage incident, which means a fight that happens on the road.
The Karnataka High Court transferred civil judge Gayatri following an alleged road rage incident captured on CCTV.
Footage showing the judge arguing with two bikers, chasing them, and having them arrested went viral.
The transfer was announced Wednesday by Registrar General M Chandrashekar Reddy.
Gayatri was moved from Malur in Kolar district to a vacant court in Humnabad, Bidar district, with immediate effect.
The Bengaluru Advocates' Association had filed a complaint with the high court registrar seeking action against the judge.
- Who
- Civil judge Gayatri, the Karnataka High Court, and the Bengaluru Advocates' Association
- What
- A civil judge was transferred after a viral CCTV video showed her in an alleged road rage row with two bikers
- When
- The transfer was announced Wednesday
- Where
- Karnataka, India; from Malur in Kolar district to Humnabad in Bidar district
- Why
- Following a viral road rage video and a complaint by the Bengaluru Advocates' Association, the court cited administrative reasons and the interest of public service
Supporters of the judge
Critics of the judge
Reason for the transfer
Supporters of the judge
The transfer is framed as an administrative decision in the interest of public service rather than a disciplinary punishment.
Critics of the judge
The transfer came only after a viral road rage video and a formal complaint by the Bengaluru Advocates' Association, suggesting the judge was being sanctioned for misconduct.
- Judge
- Gayatri
- Previous posting
- Principal civil judge and JMFC, Malur, Kolar district
- New posting
- Principal civil judge and JMFC, Humnabad, Bidar district (vacant court)
- Ordering authority
- Karnataka High Court
- Registrar General
- M Chandrashekar Reddy
- Effective
- Immediately
- Cited reason
- Administrative reasons and in the interest of public service
- Complainant
- Bengaluru Advocates' Association (ABB)