Prasanna B. Varale

Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale (born June 23, 1962) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He previously served as chief justice of Karnataka High Court. He is a former judge of the Bombay High Court.

Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 January 2024
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
32nd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office 15 October 2022 – 24 January 2024
Nominated by	Uday Umesh Lalit
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by	Ritu Raj Awasthi
Succeeded by	P. S. Dinesh Kumar
Judge of the Bombay High Court
In office 18 July 2008 – 14 October 2022
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-23) 23 June 1962 (age 63) Nipani, Mysore State, India
Alma mater	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Early life

Varale was born on June 23, 1962, at Nipani.^[1] 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 Bombay High Court on 18 July 2008, and made permanent on 15 July 2011. He was elevated to chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 15 October 2022. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India 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).^[2]