Supreme Court To Get New Judge, Justice Varale Will Be 3rd Dalit Member

The Supreme Court will function at its fully sanctioned strength of 34 once Justice Varale, who will replace Justice SK Kaul, who resigned last month, is appointed.

The Supreme Court is set to get another judge after the Collegium recommended the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale.

Should his appointment be confirmed, Justice Varale will be the third Dalit judge in the top court, after Justice BR Gavai - who will be Chief Justice from May to November 2025 - and Justice CT Ravikumar.

This will be the first time ever there will be three Dalit judges in the Supreme Court.