The Supreme Court is now fully functioning at the strength of 34 judges after Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of India upon Thursday i.e., 25th January.
On January 19, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Varale’s nomination as a Supreme Court of India judge. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud delivered the oath of office to Justice Varale at a Supreme Court ceremony attended by other judges and members of the bar.
Who is Justice Varale?
Appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Bombay on 18 July 2008, Justice Varale was raised as Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka on October 15, 2022 and has been doing extremely well there, the resolution observed. He served as the most senior High Court Judge from a Scheduled Caste, as well as the only Scheduled Caste Chief Justice in the country. Justice Varale is the third Dalit judge in the Supreme Court, following Justice BR Gavai and Justice CT Ravikumar. The Collegium has described him as a “competent judge with unimpeachable conduct and integrity,” stating that he has consistently maintained a high standard of professional ethics and that his judgements address a wide range of topics in all fields of law.
