New Delhi, India (DT) – In a significant development, the Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The verdict marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal proceedings involving Kejriwal. Follow our live updates for the latest news and reactions.
Perception matters and CBI must dispel the notion of being a caged parrot and must show it is an uncaged parrot. CBI should be like caesar’s wife, above suspicion: Justice Bhuyan (Reports)
Manish Sisodia has once again affirmed that no politician matches Arvind Kejriwal’s integrity, honesty, and patriotism.
Who is Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, the judge who granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal and addressed issues related to the CBI? Justice Bhuyan emphasized that the CBI must overcome its reputation as a “caged parrot” and demonstrate its independence, akin to Caesar’s wife—above suspicion.
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was born on August 2, 1964, in Guwahati. His father, Suchendra Nath Bhuyan, was a Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Assam. He completed his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Guwahati, and continued his education at Cotton College, Guwahati. After earning an Arts degree from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, he obtained his LL.B. from Government Law College, Guwahati, and his LL.M. from Gauhati University, Guwahati.
Justice Bhuyan was enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh on March 20, 1991. He practiced before the Principal Seat of the Gauhati High Court in Guwahati and its benches in Agartala, Shillong, Kohima, and Itanagar. He also appeared before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench, the Assam Board of Revenue, various Civil Courts, the Labour Court in Guwahati, and the State Consumer Forum in Arunachal Pradesh.
He served as the Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department for 16 years, beginning as Junior Standing Counsel in May 1995 and becoming Senior Standing Counsel on December 3, 2008. He was the Additional Government Advocate for Meghalaya at the Gauhati High Court from April 2002 to October 2006 and served as Special Counsel for the Forest Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, from December 2005 to April 2009. He was appointed Standing Counsel of the Gauhati High Court on March 3, 2010.
On September 6, 2010, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court. He was appointed Additional Advocate General of Assam on July 21, 2011. Justice Bhuyan was a member of several legal associations, including the Gauhati High Court Bar Association, Lawyers Association, Guwahati, the Bar Association of India, the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners, and the Indian Law Institute, Assam Chapter.
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on October 17, 2011, and his appointment was confirmed on March 20, 2013. He also served as the Executive Chairman of the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority and was closely involved with the Judicial Academy, Assam, and National Law University, Guwahati.
Transferred to the Bombay High Court, Justice Bhuyan took the oath as a Judge on October 3, 2019. After a two-year term, he was transferred to the Telangana High Court and took the oath as a Judge on October 22, 2021. He served as the Executive Chairman of the Telangana State Legal Services Authority and was appointed Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, assuming office on June 28, 2022.
On July 5, 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and he was elevated to this position on July 14, 2023. As Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, he also served as Chancellor of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) until his elevation to the Supreme Court.
Justice Bhuyan remains actively involved in legal education as a Member of the General Council and Executive Council of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, and a Member of the General Council of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad.
