Satish Chandra Sharma

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Hon'ble Chief Justice
Satish Chandra Sharma
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Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Assumed office
11 October 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byHima Kohli
Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office
31 August 2021 – 10 October 2021
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byAbhay Shreeniwas Oka
Succeeded byRitu Raj Awasthi
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
4 January 2021 – 30 August 2021
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
18 January 2008 – 3 January 2021
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1961-11-30) 30 November 1961 (age 60)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Website[1]

Satish Chandra Sharma (born 30 November 1961) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. He is former Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. He previously served in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, where he was appointed an additional judge on 18 January 2008 and permanent judge on 15 January 2010.[1][2]

Career[]

Justice Sharma enrolled as an advocate on 1-9-1984 and became one of the leading lawyers of Madhya Pradesh. In 2003, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at the young age of 42 being one of the youngest senior advocates of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He Practiced in constitutional, service, civil and criminal matters in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.[2][3] He was elevated as Additional Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 18 January 2008 and permanent on 15 January 2010. He was Transferred as Judge of Karnataka High Court on 31 December 2020 and took oath on 4th January 2021. Justice Sharma was later appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 31 August 2021 consequent upon the appointment of Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.

Education[]

He Secured degree of Bachelor of Science in the year 1981 with distinction in three subjects. Awarded National Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies. Enrolled as a student of law in Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar in 1981. Graduated on top of the class and obtained L.L.B degree in 1984 with three university Gold Medals.[2][3]

Family[]

His Father, Dr. B N Sharma apart from being an agriculturalist, was also an eminent academician who served as a professor of Jabalpur University and as the Vice Chancellor of Barkatullah University. Mother Shrimati Shanti Sharma was a principal in Maharani Lakshmibai Higher Secondary school and also worked as district education officer at Jabalpur before retirement.[2][3]

Further information[]

Justice Sharma is on the advisory board of Law Journal published by National Law Institute University, Bhopal.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page: It works".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hon'ble Judges | High Court of Madhya Pradesh". mphc.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  3. ^ a b c d "HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, B.Sc., LL.B. | High Court Of Madhya Pradesh". 117.239.39.52. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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