Justice S. R. Bannurmath (Kannada:à ²Âà ²¸à ³Â. à ²Âà ²°à ³Â. à ²¬à ²¨à ³Âà ²¨à ³Âà ²°à ³ à ²®à ² ) (born 23 January 1948 in Dharwad) is a former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and he was Chairman of Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission from September 2013 to January 2018. Bannurmath was also a judge of Karnataka High Court and served as State Public Prosecutor and Government Advocate of the Government of Karnataka. He is a graduate of Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, Belgaum. He is the first chief justice in India to declare his assets in 2009 along with all judges.