SV Bhatti is an Indian lawyer who was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 14 July 2023. He served as a Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court (2013–2019) and as a Justice of the Kerala High Court (2019–2023) before being appointed as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court on 1 June 2023.
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Sarasa Venkatanarayan Bhatti was born on Sunday, 6 May 1962 (age 61 years; as in 2023) in Madanapalle Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in law from Jagadguru Renukacharya College, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ramakrishnaiah and mother’s name is Annapurnamma.
wife and kids
His wife Anupama Bhatti is a homemaker. They have two daughters, Vaishnavi and Akhila.
Religion
Sarasa Venkatanarayan Bhatti follows Hindu religion. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. He regularly visits the Hanuman Kovil Temple in Ernakulam, Kerala. In 2022, he became part of the temple’s monthly Deepa Aradhana.
Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti praying at the Hanuman Kovil temple in Ernakulam
signature/autograph
Signature of Justice SV Bhatti
livelihood
On 21 January 1987, he enrolled with the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council and started practice at the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderabad. During his practice, he held various roles including acting as standing counsel for organizations such as Hindustan Shipyard, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Indian Maritime University, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bharat Electronics, BHPV, RSVP. He also served as Special Public Prosecutor from 2000 to 2003. An expert in environmental laws, Justice Bhatti has special legal interest in civil laws, labor and industrial laws and constitutional matters. On 12 April 2013, he was elevated to the rank of Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. In 2014, the new state of Telangana was formed by bifurcating the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the wake of bifurcation, the Andhra Pradesh High Court was renamed the Hyderabad High Court. Bhatti continued to serve as a judge in the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh until the bifurcation and establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati on 1 June 2014. He then served at Amaravati till 18 March 2019, after which he was transferred to the Kerala High Court. During his tenure as a Kerala High Court judge, Justice Bhatti delivered important judgments relating to the practice of registering vehicles in Puducherry for tax benefits, collection of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from income earned by nuns, the state government’s power to regulate the sale of lottery tickets issued by other states, and the 101st Constitutional Amendment on GST. He served as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala from 19 March 2019 to 23 April 2023 and as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from 24 April 2023 to 31 May 2023. In addition, he also served as the Chairman of the Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee.
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
On 1 June 2023, he was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court; He worked on this post till 13 July 2023.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presenting a bouquet to the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Sarasa Venkatarayana Bhatti during his swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on June 1, 2023.
remarkable decision
Promotion cannot be denied to women willing to work at night
KF Jainsey and 14 other employees of Kerala Lakshmi Mills, a branch of the National Textile Corporation (NTC) in Tamil Nadu, filed a petition seeking a direction to the management not to force them to work after 7 pm. The petitioners opposed a notice which stated that women employees who choose to work in night shifts would be eligible for only certain benefits. They argued that the NTC’s service rules did not include the option of working the night shift as a requirement for seniority or fair opportunities for promotion. In July 2019, Justice SV Bhatti, while reviewing the petition, said that the condition mentioned in the notice cannot be considered as a guideline for determining the service conditions including seniority or promotion of employees.
In cases of medical negligence, the principle of res ipsa locator will apply.
In 2020, a bench of Justice SV Bhatti and Justice Bechu Kuran Thomas ruled that the principle of ‘Res Ipsa Locitur’ would apply in a medical negligence case when a patient experiences an unforeseen complication which is not ordinarily expected. ‘Res ipsa locitor’ (the thing speaks for itself) is a rule of presumption which is applied in cases of presumption of negligence when certain relevant circumstances are proved. The high court was hearing a case involving a 29-year-old man who suffered paralysis and hearing loss after undergoing surgery to remove kidney stones. This decision was given by the Kerala High Court in the case of M/s. PRS Hospital & Ors. Vs. P. Anil Kumar.
Nuns and priests in teaching duties are liable to pay tax
In 2021, a division bench of justices SV Bhatti and Bechu Kurian Thomas reviewed a series of appeals filed by nuns and religious congregations challenging the single bench judgement. The judgment said that TDS should be deducted from the salaries of nuns and priests working in educational institutions. TDS was not being deducted from the salaries of nuns and priests since 1944. The appellants argued that since the salary earned by the nuns and priests is handed over to the congregation as they have taken a vow of poverty, TDS should not be applicable. On this argument, the court said that tax deduction does not depend on how the income is utilised. Then, the appellants argued that since they were subject to what is called ‘civil death’ in accordance with canon law by virtue of their vows; Therefore, he should not be considered as a ‘person’ under the Income-tax Act. In response, the court ruled that the Income Tax Act does not recognize the concept of civil death.
Muslims of all sects have the right to offer prayers in any mosque and to bury their dead in public cemeteries
In June 2022, a division bench of Justices SV Bhatti and Basant Balaji held that a Jamaat (congregation) cannot prevent Muslims of other sects from praying in a mosque or burying their dead on their property in a public kabristan (graveyard) in the case Elappulli Eranchery Jama-Ath Palli and others vs. Mohammed Haneef and others. Case.
Judge of Supreme Court of India
On 14 July 2023, Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan and SV Bhatti were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court.
Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayan Bhatti was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 14 July 2023 in the presence of CJI DY Chandrachud.
facts/common sense
- He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Kerala Judicial Academy.
- His retirement is to take place on 5 May 2027.
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