Ujjal Bhuyan
Ujjal Bhuyan (born 2 August 1964) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. He has also served as Judge of Telangana High Court, Bombay High Court and Gauhati High Court.
Hon'ble Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan | |
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Chief Justice of Telangana High Court | |
Assumed office 28 June 2022 | |
Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Satish Chandra Sharma |
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 | Guwahati | 2 August 1964
Alma mater | Gauhati University |
Career
Bhuyan was born on 2 August 1964 at Guwahati. He did his schooling in Don Bosco High School, Guwahati, and studied in Cotton College, Guwahati. He obtained his L.L.B degree from Government Law College in Guwahati and his L.L.M degree from Gauhati University. On 20 March 1991, he was enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. 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 Bombay High Court on 3 October 2019. He was transferred as a Judge of Telangana High Court on 22 October 2021.[1] He was elevated as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on 28 June 2022.
References
- 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.