INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sarasa Venkatanaryanan Bhatti, taking the working strength of the apex court to 32 judges, two short of the sanctioned strength.The
swearing-in ceremony was attended by SC judges, attorney general R Venkataramani, solicitor general Tushar Mehta, law officers, senior
advocates and members of the bar bodies
While Justice Bhuyan will have a tenure of little more than six years, Justice Bhatti's tenure as a SC judge would be a little less than
four years.Son of former advocate general of Assam, Justice Bhuyan had enrolled as an advocate in March 1991 and was designated a senior
advocate in September 2010
He was appointed additional judge of Gauhati HC in October 2011 and was confirmed as a permanent judge in March 2013
He was transferred to the Bombay HC in October 2019 and then to Telangana HC in October 2021
He became CJ of Telangana HC on June 28 last year
in September 2019.Justice Bhatti had enrolled as an advocate in January 1987 and practiced at Andhra HC
After bifurcation of the state, he was sworn in as a judge of AP HC
He was transferred to Kerala HC on March 2019 and became CJ of that HC a month and half back
