Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Judge of Supreme Court of India

Indian Guwahati, Assam

Quick Info

ProfessionJudge of Supreme Court of India
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/08/1964
Age61 years
BirthplaceGuwahati, Assam

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Judicial Service
Designation(s)
  • Judge of Bombay High Court (3 October 2019 – 21 October 2021)
  • Judge of Telangana High Court (22 October 2021 – 27 June 2022)
  • Chief Justice of Telangana High Court (28 June 2022 – 13 July 2023)
  • Judge of Supreme Court of India (assumed office on 14 July 2023)
  • Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court (17 October 2011 – 19 March 2013)
  • Judge of Gauhati High Court (20 March 2013 – 2 October 2019)
Notable Judgement(s)
  • Striking Down The Telangana Eunuchs Act of 1919
  • Properties Attached in PMLA Probe Should Be Released After Acquittal
  • Staying Abroad For Career Not “Cruelty to Husband” or “Desertion of Spouse”
  • No Coercive Steps Against Schools, Parents Over Online Classes Up To Standard II
  • Quashing an FIR against Republic TV’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami
  • Appointing Wife As Guardian To Her Husband Lying In Coma
  • Branding Women as Witch and Then Resoting to Witch-hunting is Human Rights Violation

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolDon Bosco High School, Guwahati
College/University
  • Cotton University (formerly known as Cotton College), Guwahati
  • Kirori Mal College, Delhi
  • Bishnu Ram Medhi Government Law College, Guwahati
  • Gauhati University, Guwahati
Educational Qualification
  • A bachelor’s degree in Arts from Kirori Mal College, Delhi
  • LLB at Bishnu Ram Medhi Government Law College, Guwahati
  • LLM at Gauhati University, Guwahati

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

SpouseName
ChildrenHe has a daughter.

Family

FatherSuchendra Nath Bhuyan
MotherSubhadra Saikia
SiblingsShagata, Anulekha, Jyoti

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ujjal Bhuyan serves as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India.
2. His father, Suchendra Nath Bhuyan, was a freedom fighter involved in the Quit India Movement.
3. He became a lawyer registered with the Bar Council of several northeastern states in March 1991.
4. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has held various important positions in his career.
5. After working at the Bombay High Court, he was later moved to the Telangana High Court.
6. On July 14, 2023, Ujjal Bhuyan and SV Bhatti were appointed as Supreme Court judges.
7. The information provided from the sources includes ETV Bharat and statements from the High Court of Telangana and ABP Telugu.
8. He enrolled as an advocate on 20 March 1991 with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
9. He practiced primarily at the Gauhati High Court and its benches in Agartala, Shillong, Kohima, and Itanagar, specializing in revenue, labour, and taxation matters.
10. From 1995 to 2011, he served as Standing Counsel and later Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department.
11. He was Additional Government Advocate for Meghalaya from April 2002 to October 2006, and Special Counsel for the Forest Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh from December 2005 to April 2009.
12. He served as Standing Counsel of the Gauhati High Court from March 2010 and Additional Advocate General of Assam from July 2011.
13. He was confirmed as a Permanent Judge of Gauhati High Court on 20 March 2013.
14. He served as Executive Chairman of the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority and Telangana State Legal Services Authority.
15. He was closely associated with the Judicial Academy, Assam and National Law University, Guwahati.
16. As Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, he also served as Chancellor of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR).
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