Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Tuesday took oath as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to the 60-year-old Justice Sharma at a ceremony in the Raj Niwas. The ceremony was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs Somnath Bharti and Madan Lal.
Senior judges and advocates were also present at the ceremony.The Telangana High Court Chief Justice, Sharma had been transferred to the Delhi High Court following the notification of the Central Government. "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice, Telangana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and to direct him to assume charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court," read the notification dated June 19.
Justice Vipin Sanghi, who was the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court before the appointment of Sharma, was transferred as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.
Sharma was born on November 30, 1961, in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur. He completed his schooling and graduation there itself and thereafter obtained an LLB degree in 1984 with three university gold medals.
He was enrolled as an advocate in September 1984 and practiced in service, constitutional, civil, and criminal matters before the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur. He was appointed as Additional Central Government Counsel in 1993 and thereafter, senior panel counsel by the Centre in 2004. In 2003, he was designated as a senior advocate by the Madhya Pradesh High Court at the young age of 42.
Justice Sharma was elevated as an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on January 18, 2008, and appointed as a permanent judge on January 15, 2010. Thereafter, he was transferred to Karnataka High Court in January 2021 and then elevated as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court in October 2021.