Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale (born June 23, 1962) is a judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

. He previously served as chief justice of

Karnataka High Court The High Court of Karnataka (''IAST: Karnāṭaka Ućća Nyāyālaya'', commonly referred to as the Karnataka High Court and formerly known as the Mysore High Court, is the highest judicial authority of the Indian state of Karnataka. The court ...

. He is a former judge of the

Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the High courts of India, high court of the States and union territories of India, states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily ...

Early life

Varale was born on June 23, 1962, at

Nipani Nippani (ನಿಪ್ಪಾಣಿ) is the third largest city, taluka in the Belagavi district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade and education centre in the district. Nippani and its surround ...

. He graduated in arts and law from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.

Career

He enrolled as an advocate in 1985. He was appointed as an additional judge of the

on 18 July 2008, and made permanent on 15 July 2011. He was elevated to chief justice of the

on 15 October 2022. He was elevated as a judge of the

on 25 January 2024. With his elevation, the Supreme Court had 3 serving judges from the Scheduled Caste community for the first time in its history (Varale, BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar).

References

* Indian judges 1962 births Living people Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University alumni People from Belagavi district {{India-law-bio-stub