Ravindra Kumar Joshi was among the 87 District Judges shifted by the Rajasthan High Court in a routine process of reshuffle

The Sessions judge hearing the bail application of film actor Salman Khan was transferred late on Friday night, creating a suspense over the continuation of proceedings for which he had summoned the record of the trial court which had convicted and sentenced the 52-year-old actor to five years in prison.

District and Sessions Judge (Jodhpur Rural) Ravindra Kumar Joshi was among the 87 District Judges shifted by the Rajasthan High Court in a routine process of reshuffle, usually carried out in March-April every year. He has been transferred to Sirohi.

However, Mr. Joshi is likely to continue the hearing in Khan's case on Saturday, in view of the urgency with which all applications for bail and suspension of sentence under Section 389 of Criminal Procedure Code are treated. The Judge will get seven days for getting relieved from his present posting and is empowered to handle the pending judicial work during this period.

Mr. Joshi has been replaced by Chandra Kumar Songara, who was District and Sessions Judge in Bhilwara.