Mukundakam Sharma

Mukundakam Sharma
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 9 April 2008 – 17 September 2011
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office 4 December 2006 – 9 April 2008
Preceded by	Markandey Katju
Succeeded by	Ajit Prakash Shah
Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office 28 November 2006 – 4 December 2006
Jugde Delhi High Court
In office 12 February 1994 – 28 November 2006
Judge Patna High Court
In office 14 February 1994 – 12 December 1994
Judge Gauhati High Court
In office 10 January 1994 – 14 February 1994
Personal details
Born	(1946-09-18) 18 September 1946 Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India (Present-day West Bengal, India
Alma mater	Cotton College (Pre-university), Ramjas College (B.A), Gauhati University (M.A., L.L.B., PhD)

Mukundakam Sharma (born 18 September 1946) was a judge in the Supreme Court of India. He assumed charge of this post on 9 April 2008 and retired on 17 September 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 and Manipur and also railways. He was the standing counsel for state of Mizoram from 1981 to 1988 and advocate general of the same State from 28 April 1988 to 7 February 1989. He was designated as senior advocate on 1 January 1988. Worked as Advocate General for state of Nagaland from April 1992 to January 1994. He was a part-time lecturer in law in Gauhati University law college from 1979 to 1992.

He was appointed as permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court from 10 January 1994. Was transferred to Patna High Court and joined on 14 February 1994. Was then transferred to Delhi High Court on 12 December 1994. He was elevated as acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court effective 28 November 2006. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court effective 4 December 2006.

He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India effective 9 April 2008.