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Criminal Appeal No. 273/1979

Bachan Singh VS State of Punjab

The argument that the provisions of the Penal Code, prescribing death sentence as an alternative penalty for murder have to be tested on the ground of Article 19, appears to proceed on the fallacy that the freedoms guaranteed by Article 19(1) are absolute freedoms and they cannot be curtailed by law imposing reasonable restrictions, which may amount to total prohibition.

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April 25 1961

Civil Appeal/3/1958

Hon'ble Justice B. P. SINHA C. J., K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DA YAL and J. R. MUDHOLKAR

JAVER CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. PUKHRAJ SURANA


April 25 1961

Civil Appeal/3/1958

Honourable Judge B. P. SINHA C. J., K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DA YAL and J. R. MUDHOLKAR

JAVER CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. PUKHRAJ SURANA


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July 31 2024

CRP/331/2024

Hon'ble Justice GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

Penta Venkata Raju Vs. Tnagudu Sarojini


July 31 2024

CRP/331/2024

Honourable Judge GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

Penta Venkata Raju Vs. Tnagudu Sarojini


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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.