Concerns were raised in 1980s about lack of appropriate compensation for sugar factory harvest workers in South Gujarat.

His report resulted in payment of minimum wages to 1 lakh 25 thousand migrant workers at 9 sugar factories and set a precedent.

Bhatt conducted inquiry as court commissioner which ultimately resulted in release of the bonded labourers.

[5] The state of Gujarat has experienced communal violence over several decades starting long before the 2002 riots.

[13][14][15][16] Bhatt has been a close associate of Girish Patel including for work on behalf of those displaced by Sardar Sarovar Dam, and of Mukul Sinha for several rights issues.