Ujjal Bhuyan
Ujjal Bhuyan | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2023 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| 5th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court | |
| In office 28 June 2022 – 13 July 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Satish Chandra Sharma |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Telangana High Court | |
| In office 22 October 2021 – 27 June 2022 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 3 October 2019 – 21 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Gauhati High Court | |
| In office 17 October 2011 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1964 |
| Parent | Suchendra Nath Bhuyan |
| Alma mater | Don Bosco High School, Cotton College, Guwahati, Gauhati University |
Ujjal Bhuyan (Assamese: উজ্জ্বল ভূঞা; born 2 August 1964) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1] He is a former chief justice of the Telangana High Court. He has also served as judge of the Telangana High Court, Bombay High Court and Gauhati High Court.[2]
Early life and education
Justice Bhuyan was born on 2 August 1964 at Guwahati. He is the son of Suchendra Nath Bhuyan, former Advocate General of Assam. He did his schooling in Don Bosco High School, Guwahati, and studied in Cotton College, Guwahati. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Kirori Mal College. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Government Law College in Guwahati and his Master of Laws degree from Gauhati University.[3]
Career
He was enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on 20 March 1991. On 6 September 2010, he was designated as senior advocate by Gauhati High Court. He was appointed as additional advocate general, Assam on 21 July 2011. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court on 17 October 2011 and made a permanent judge on 20 March 2013. He was transferred as a judge of the Bombay High Court on 3 October 2019.[4] He was transferred as a judge of the Telangana High Court on 22 October 2021.[5] He was elevated as chief justice of the Telangana High Court on 28 June 2022[6] and appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 14 July 2023.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Justice Ujjal Bhuyan | Supreme Court of India | India". www.sci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Singh, Santosh (2 August 2025). "Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's illustrious career and notable judgments". SCC Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justices and Judges of the Gauhati High Court Appointed/ Transferred as Chief Justices of Other High Courts – THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT". ghconline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Krishnan, Murali (1 September 2019). "Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan from Gauhati High Court to Bombay High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Upadhyay, Sparsh (17 May 2022). "Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan As Telangana High Court's Chief Justice". Live Law.in. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Justice Ujjal Bhuyan to be the new Chief Justice of Telangana". Frontline. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ The Hindu (12 July 2023). "Supreme Court gets two new judges". Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Sucheta (14 July 2023). "Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti take oath as Judges of Supreme Court of India". SCC Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.