Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Section 340 CrPC wrong statement false statement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court while quashing criminal proceedings under Section 340 CrPC against a litigant and his counsel held that “wrong statement” is not the same as a “false statement”. The Court reiterated that prosecution can be initiated only where a prima facie case of deliberate falsehood exists and the Court records that such action is expedient in the interests of justice.

JJ Act Preliminary Assessment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that while conducting preliminary assessment, Juvenile Justice Board was not bound by any opinion or recommendation and must independently apply its mind to all the material available to it, including Social Background Report, Social Investigation Report, witness statements, interaction with the child and every other relevant circumstance.

bail is rule UAPA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Emphasising judicial discipline, the Court expressed serious reservations about Division Bench decisions in Gulfisha Fatima, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 10 and Gurwinder Singh, (2024) 5 SCC 403 for making a clear departure from ratio laid down by the three-Judge Bench in K.A. Najeeb, (2021) 3 SCC 713.

Delayed Cheque Presentation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Upholding NCDRC’s decision holding Canara Bank liable for delayed presentation of cheques, Supreme Court explained that a bank acts as a customer’s agent and is under an obligation to exercise due diligence in presenting the instruments within the prescribed validity period.

NHAI review
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Once a judgement or an order passed by a court in a particular case has attained finality and is not the subject matter of further challenge before a prescribed forum, a subsequent change in the judicial interpretation would not entail a reversal of such decision inter-se the parties to that case.”

Free speech not a licence to vilify communities
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court emphasised that freedom of speech does not extend to vilifying communities, with Justice Ujjal Bhuyan underscoring fraternity as a constitutional value. The Court’s observations came while examining objections to the ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ movie title.

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Know thy Judge

On 05-07-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana to the Supreme Court of India. Upon acceptance of the recommendation by the Law Ministry, Justice Bhuyan took oath as Supreme Court Judge on 14-07-2023.