India, April 21 -- The Supreme Court's collegium has recommended the transfer of seven high court judges including four from Karnataka, citing the need "to infuse inclusivity and diversity" at the level of high courts.

The decision was taken by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna at its meetings on April 15 and April 19, according to a resolution by the collegium dated April 19. The statement was uploaded to the top court's website on Monday..

Apart from the CJI, the two collegium comprises the two senior most judges - justices Bhushan R Gavai and Surya Kant.

The four Karnataka high court judges recommended to be transferred are justices Krishna S Dixit, Hemant Chandangoudar, Sanjay Gowda, and K Natarajan...