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Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

101 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale on the bench, 2024 to 2026, from the bench each Supreme Court Report prints. Being on the bench does not mean writing the opinion; each judgment page names the bench.

By year
2026 8 2025 42 2024 51
Most often on the same bench
Justice Vikram Nath 54Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia 14Justice Pankaj Mithal 12Justice Bela M. Trivedi 11Justice Sanjay Karol 4Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 2Justice Aravind Kumar 1Justice Manoj Misra 1
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 17Indian Penal Code, 1860 11Constitution of India 6Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 4Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 3Consumer Protection Act, 1986 2Limitation Act, 1963 2Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 2
Jayedeepsinh Pravinsinh Chavda & Ors. vs State of Gujarat
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 439 : 2024 INSC 960
Matter pertains to correctness of the order passed by the High Court refusing to discharge the appellants-accused from offences punishable u/s.306, 498A and 114 of IPC.
Parvin Kumar Jain vs Anju Jain
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 543 : 2024 INSC 961
In the instant case, the parties were married and have a son born from their wedlock, however, the realtionship soured and they have been living separately for more than two decades. The main issue between the parties al…
P.J. Dharmaraj vs Church of South India & Ors.
SC · 6 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 374 : 2024 INSC 938
Matter pertains to the claim of the appellant seeking retirement age as sixty five years.
Kunhimuhammed@Kunheethu vs The State of Kerala
SC · 6 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 392 : 2024 INSC 937
Whether appellant had the intention to commit murder; whether the appellant’s act can be brought under section 304, IPC in light of the offence being committed in exercise of private defense and thereby exceeding the pow…
Leela Agrawal vs Sarkar & Anr.
SC · 19 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1130 : 2024 INSC 946
Whether the mortgage deed dated 17.10.1990 constitutes a mortgage by conditional sale under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and whether the plaintiff is entitled to redeem the mortgage.
The State of Haryana & Anr. vs Amin Lal (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs & Ors.
SC · 19 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1257 : 2024 INSC 875
Respondents/Plaintiffs had filed a suit for possession of the suit property against the Appellants/Defendants, i.e. State of Haryana and Public Works Department. The Trial Court decreed the suit in favour of the Responde…
Dr. Rajiv Verghese vs Rose Chakkrammankkil Francis
SC · 19 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1312 : 2024 INSC 876
Respondent (husband) filed a petition for divorce under Section 10(i) of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 before Family Court. Appellant (wife) filed an application for maintenance in the same proceeding and the Family Court…
Shyam Narayan Ram vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. etc.
SC · 21 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 1726 : 2024 INSC 800
Whether the High Court fell in error in remanding the matter to Trial Court and giving liberty to the accused to cross-examine a prosecution witness and allowing the prosecution to lead further evidence in the form of fo…
Asim Akhtar vs The State of West Bengal & Anr.
SC · 18 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 911 : 2024 INSC 794
Whether there is a mandate to decide the application u/s. 319 CrPC before cross-examination of other witnesses.
State of U.P. & Anr. vs Northern Coal Fields
SC · 3 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 1918 : 2024 INSC 948
Issue arose as regards the legislative competence of the State Government to realise lease rent from the respondent-Government Company under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.
Janardan Das & Ors. vs Durga Prasad Agarwalla & Ors.
SC · 26 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 947 : 2024 INSC 778
Issue arose as to whether the plaintiffs proved their continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of the contract as mandated u/s.16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963; whether the agreement to sell was v…
Rajesh Mitra @ Rajesh Kumar Mitra & Anr. vs Karnani Properties Ltd.
SC · 20 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 644 : 2024 INSC 719
Whether the appellants-children of the original tenant had also became tenants upon the death of their father, by virtue of s.2(h) of the old Act-West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956; and whether the 1997 Act would cov…
Raghuveer Sharan vs District Sahakari Krishi Gramin Vikas Bank & Anr.
SC · 10 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 361 : 2024 INSC 681
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the appellant is entitled for protection under Section 132 of the Evidence Act, 1872 as his statement was recorded earlier at the pre-summoning stage as a witness for t…
Union of India & Ors. vs Lt. Col. Rahul Arora
SC · 9 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 186 : 2024 INSC 672
Legality of the appointment of Judge Advocate who was admittedly junior to the respondent.
Mandakini Diwan and Anr. vs The High Court of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
SC · 6 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 86 : 2024 INSC 666
Matter pertains to investigation as regards the suspicious death of the wife of senior judicial officer.
Dharmendra Sharma vs Agra Development Authority
SC · 6 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 97 : 2024 INSC 667
Whether the possession as offered by Agra Development Authority on 04.12.2014 should be taken as a valid offer of possession even if there was no completion certificate and whether the firefighting clearance certificate…
Anantdeep Singh vs The High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh & Anr. Miscellaneous Application No. 267 of 2024 in
SC · 6 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 135 : 2024 INSC 673
Miscellaneous application is filed by the appellant seeking direction to reinstate him into service as civil judge with all the consequential benefits in view of the order dated 20.04.2022 passed by the Supreme Court in…
Ranjeet Mittal vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. Etc. Etc.
SC · 3 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 811 : 2024 INSC 766
High Court whether justified in quashing the charges against Respondent Nos.2-5 (husband and in-laws of the victim-deceased) holding that prima facie the respondents did not abet the deceased to commit suicide.
Bidyut Sarkar & Anr. vs Kanchilal Pal (Dead) Through Lrs. & Anr.
SC · 28 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 984 : 2024 INSC 704
Issue arose as regards admissibility of the insufficiently stamped agreement to sell.
Basamsetti Rama Devi vs The State of A.P. & Ors.
SC · 7 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 1687 : 2024 INSC 1055
In cases relating to quashing of criminal complaint against the accused police officers-respondents in matters of custodial death, whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the committal order and discharging…
Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (Prasar) & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 6 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 99 : 2024 INSC 582
Matter pertains to the issue of Silicosis among workers in various industries across the country.
Usha Devi & Ors. vs Ram Kumar Singh & Ors.
SC · 5 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 501 : 2024 INSC 599
Respondents had filed a suit for specific performance in September 1993 inter alia seeking execution of sale deed on the basis of an agreement to sell dated 17.12.1989. As per the said agreement, the sale deed was to be…
Bihar Staff Selection Commission & Anr. vs Himal Kumari & Anr. Etc.
SC · 16 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 970 : 2024 INSC 531
The issue pertains to the selection and appointment to the post of City Manager under the Urban Development and Housing Department, Govt. of Bihar. The said post is governed by the Bihar City Manager Cadre (Appointment a…
Uniworld Logistics Pvt. Ltd. vs Indev Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1071 : 2024 INSC 515
Whether a second suit for arrears of rent and damages would be maintainable or barred under Order II Rule 2 Civil Procedure Code (CPC) if a prior suit was filed seeking a permanent injunction and the handover of vacant p…
Vishwanatha vs The State of Karnataka by the Secretary, Home Department
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 50 : 2024 INSC 482
High Court reversing the order of acquittal found the appellant along with co-accused (now deceased) guilty of offences under Sections 302 and 450 read with Section 34 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced them. In view of d…
The State of Punjab vs Partap Singh Verka
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 62 : 2024 INSC 483
Correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of the trial court which had summoned respondent u/s 319 CrPC to face the trial for the offences u/s. 7/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,…
P. Sasikumar vs The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 87 : 2024 INSC 474
High Court, if justified in upholding the conviction of the appellant u/s. 302/34 as well as u/ss. 449, 404 and 201 r/w 302 IPC, in absence of test identification parade, where accused is a stranger to a witness and the…
Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited vs Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Employees Welfare Union & Anr.
SC · 17 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 596 : 2024 INSC 446
Whether the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981 would apply to the parties; whether the Corporation can be termed as an industrial establishment as per the provision…
Kanihya @ Kanhi (Dead) Through LRS. vs Sukhi Ram & Ors.
SC · 3 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 885 : 2024 INSC 374
Whether the High Court erred in not exercising the discretion to extend the time for deposit under Section 148 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in a pre-emption suit.
Chander Bhan (D) Through LR Sher Singh vs Mukhtiar Singh & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 2991 of 2024 03 May 2024 [Sudhanshu Dhulia* and Prasanna B. Varale, JJ.] Issue
SC · 3 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 1148 : 2024 INSC 377
(1) Whether respondent-purchasers were unaware of lis-pendens and could claim to be bona-fide purchasers and be entitled to protection u/s.41 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882; (2) Whether the principle of lis-penden…

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