Honorable Judges

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was born on 2nd August, 1964 at Guwahati. His father Suchendra Nath Bhuyan was a Senior Advocate and a former Advocate General of Assam. Did his schooling in Don Bosco High School, Guwahati and thereafter studied in Cotton College, Guwahati. After graduating in Arts from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, he obtained his LL.B. degree from Government Law College, Guwahati and LL.M. degree from Gauhati University, Guwahati.

He was the Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department for long 16 years starting as Junior Standing Counsel since May, 1995 and subsequently appointed as Senior Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department on 03-12-2008. He was the Additional Government Advocate, Meghalaya in the Principal Seat of the Gauhati High Court from April, 2002 to October, 2006. He was engaged as Special Counsel of the Forest Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh from December, 2005 to April, 2009. Appointed as Standing Counsel of Gauhati High Court on 03-03-2010.

Appointed as Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court on 17th October, 2011 and confirmed on 20th March, 2013.

He was also the Executive Chairman of Mizoram State Legal Services Authority.

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was closely associated with the Judicial Academy, Assam and National Law University, Guwahati.

Transferred to Bombay High Court and took oath as Judge of Bombay High Court on 03.10.2019.

After a two year stint at Mumbai, transferred to Telangana High Court and took oath as Judge of Telangana High Court on 22.10.2021. He was the Executive Chairman of Telangana State Legal Services Authority. Appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana, sworn-in and assumed charge as such on of 28-06-2022.

On 05-07-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, whereafter he was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 14.07.2023.