C.A. No. 2317/2011
THE STATE OF PUNJAB VS DAVINDER SINGH
The Seven-Judge Bench, by a 6:1 majority, held that it was permissible for states to sub-classify SCs when providing reservations. Chief Justice Chandrachud authored a plurality opinion for himself and Justice Misra. Justice Gavai, Justice Mittal, Justice Nath and Justice Sharma each authored separate concurring opinions. Justice Trivedi wrote a dissenting judgment which found sub-classification to be impermissible under the Constitution.
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December 6 1963
Civil Appeal/193/1961
Hon'ble Justice A.K. SARKAR , K.N. WANCHOO
STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JETHALAL CHELABHAI PATEL
December 6 1963
Civil Appeal/193/1961
Honourable Judge A.K. SARKAR , K.N. WANCHOO
STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JETHALAL CHELABHAI PATEL
April 3 2024
CRLA/2458/2018
Hon'ble Justice K SURESH REDDY,
B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI
Godugula Keshava Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh
April 3 2024
CRLA/2458/2018
Honourable Judge K SURESH REDDY,
B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI
Godugula Keshava Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh
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.