Justice Dr. Mukundakam Sharma (born 18 September 1946 in Calcutta) was a Judge in the Supreme Court of India

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. He assumed charge of this post on April 9, 2008 and retired on September 17, 2011.

Sharma was enrolled as an Advocate on 16 June 1970. He practised in the Gauhati High Court in Constitutional, Service, Civil and Taxation matters, etc. He also worked as Panel and Government Lawyer for the States of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

 and Manipur

Manipur

Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...

 and also Railways. He was the Standing Counsel for State of Mizoram

Mizoram

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 from 1981 to 1988 and Advocate General of the same State from 28.4.1988 to 7.2.1989. He was designated as Senior Advocate on 1.1.1988. Worked as Advocate General for State of Nagaland

Nagaland

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 from April, 1992 to January 1994. He was a part-time Lecturer in Law in Gauhati University

Gauhati University

Gauhati University, the first university of North East India, is in the Jalukbari area in the western part Guwahati city, Assam, India. It was established in 1948. It is a four-star rated university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has 183 affiliated colleges.- Campus :The...

 Law College from 1979 to 1992.

He was appointed as permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court from 10.1.1994. Was transferred to Patna High Court

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 and joined on 14.2.1994. Was then transferred to Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court

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 on 12.12.1994. He was elevated as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.-History:...

 w.e.f. 28-11-2006. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.-History:...

 w.e.f. 04-12-2006.

He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India

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w.e.f. 9 April 2008.