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CURATIVE PET(C) No. 345-347/2010 In R.P.(C) No. 229/1989 & 623-624/1989 In C.A. No. 3187-3188/1988 and SLP (C) No. 13080/1988

UNION OF INDIA . VS M/S. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

The Supreme Court passed a unanimous judgment rejecting the curative petition filed by the Union of India. The Supreme Court held there was no legal principle that justified an increase in compensation. The Supreme Court also refused to increase the settlement amount using its discretionary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. The decision of the Court was authored by Justice Kaul.

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October 4 1963

Civil Appeal/56/1960

Hon'ble Justice B.P. SINHA C.J., M. HIDAYATULLAH AND K.C. DAS GUPTA

JAMUNA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. BHADAI SAH


October 4 1963

Civil Appeal/56/1960

Honourable Judge B.P. SINHA C.J., M. HIDAYATULLAH AND K.C. DAS GUPTA

JAMUNA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. BHADAI SAH


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January 5 2021

AS/302/2018

Hon'ble Justice C.PRAVEEN KUMAR,
R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

P.SREENIVASULU Vs. E.DURVASULA NAIDU AND 16 OTHERS


January 5 2021

AS/302/2018

Honourable Judge C . PRAVEEN KUMAR,
R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

P.SREENIVASULU Vs. E.DURVASULA NAIDU AND 16 OTHERS


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Hon'ble Sri Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Hon'ble Sri Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

The First judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati elevated to Supreme Court of India.

Justice S.V.N Bhatti was born on May 6, 1962. He is a Graduate of Commerce and Law, enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 1987. He started practicing in the Trial Court at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and moved to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. He was the Standing Counsel for a few Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory Bodies. He served as a Special Government Pleader in the Office of Advocate General at the High Court from 2000 to 2003. He practiced on the Original and Appellate side in the High Court of Judicature Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad before becoming a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2013. He presided as a Judge of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On the establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and worked till March 18, 2019. He was transferred to the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam and assumed Office on March 19, 2019. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from April 24, 2023, till he became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on June 1, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, he was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.