KOLKATA: In the absence of any public transport in the locked-down country, two high court judges are driving down a total of around 4000 km to take charge of their new assignments as chief justices of Bombay and Meghalaya high courts.While Justice Dipankar Datta of Calcutta High Court is on his way from Kolkata to Mumbai to take charge as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court , Justice Biswanath Somadder of Allahabad High Court is scheduled to reach Shillong late Sunday evening. He is scheduled to be sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC at 11 am on Monday. Justice Datta is expected to reach Mumbai on Monday evening and is scheduled to be sworn in the next day.Justice Somadder was acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC before being transferred to Allahabad HC . After receiving the order from President Ram Nath Kovind , he left Allahabad for Kolkata, which is nearly 800 km away, on Friday. A source said he reached Kolkata on Saturday afternoon and after a brief stopover left for nearly 1100-km-long journey to Shillong at 7.30 pm. He left Guwahati on Sunday evening and took turns with his chauffeur to drive down to the Meghalaya capital from Allahabad, the source said.Similarly, Justice Datta, who left Kolkata on Saturday, is taking turns with his son to drive down to Mumbai, a distance of nearly 2,200 km. “Justice Datta was one of the most senior judges of Calcutta High Court. He was elevated as permanent judge of Calcutta HC in 2006. Because of the lockdown, there’s no way to travel to Mumbai from Kolkata, which is why he decided to drive down,” said another source.As part of social distancing norms, only about 20 people, including Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma and governor Tathagata Roy , will attend Justice Somadder’s swearing-in ceremony. Justice Somadder was instrumental in setting up Calcutta HC’s circuit bench in Jalpaiguri