Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Justice S.V. Bhatti was born on 6 May 1962 and enrolled as an advocate on 21 January 1987, practising for 26 years including as Special Government Pleader for Andhra Pradesh from 2000 to 2003.

He served on the Andhra Pradesh High Court (2013–2019) and the Kerala High Court (2019–2023), serving as its Chief Justice before his Supreme Court appointment on 14 July 2023.

His docket covers property, criminal, civil, company, and family matters, including rulings that maternity benefits extend beyond active employment and addressing electoral roll procedures.