Satish Chandra Sharma

Satish Chandra Sharma (born 30 November 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Delhi High Court and Telangana High Court. He has also served as the acting chief justice of the Karnataka High Court and judge of the Karnataka High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court.^[1][2]

Satish Chandra Sharma
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2023
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
32nd Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
In office 28 June 2022 – 8 November 2023
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	D. N. Patel Vipin Sanghi (acting)
Succeeded by	Manmohan
4th Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court
In office 11 October 2021 – 27 June 2022
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Hima Kohli M. S. Ramachandra Rao (acting)
Succeeded by	Ujjal Bhuyan
Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court
In office 31 August 2021 – 10 October 2021
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
Succeeded by	Ritu Raj Awasthi
Judge of the Karnataka High Court
In office 4 January 2021 – 10 October 2021
Nominated by	Sharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 18 January 2008 – 3 January 2021
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1961-11-30) 30 November 1961 (age 63) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Website	Supreme Court of India

Career

Sharma enrolled as an advocate on 1 September 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 an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 18 January 2008 and permanent on 15 January 2010. He was transferred as judge of the Karnataka High Court on 31 December 2020 and took oath on 4 January 2021. Sharma was later appointed acting chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 31 August 2021 consequent upon the appointment of A. S. Oka as a judge of Supreme Court of India. He was elevated as chief justice of the Telangana High Court on 11 October 2021. He was transferred as chief justice of the Delhi High Court on 28 June 2022.

Education

Sharma graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981 with distinction in three subjects. He was awarded National Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies. He enrolled as a student of law in Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar in 1981. Graduated on top of the class and obtained a Bachelor of Laws 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 academic who served as a professor of Jabalpur University and as the Vice Chancellor of Barkatullah University. His mother, Shrimati Shanti Sharma was a principal at Maharani Lakshmibai Higher Secondary school and also worked as district education officer at Jabalpur before retirement.^[2][3]

Further information

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