Aftab Alam (judge)

Aftab Alam (born 19 April 1948) is an Indian judge who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Aftab Alam
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
12 November 2007 – 18 April 2013
Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
7 June 2007 – 10 November 2007
Personal details
Born
Syed Aftab Alam

(1948-04-19) April 19, 1948
Kunda, Sheikhpura district, Bihar, India
ChildrenShahrukh Alam[1]

Early life

Alam was born in 1948 in Sheikhpura district, Bihar.[2][3][4][5] He studied in Patna Collegiate School.

Career

After passing Law he was enrolled as an Advocate and practiced on Criminal, labour and Constitutional matters at the Patna High Court. Alam was designated a Senior Advocate at the age of 36. He became Additional Standing Counsel of the Government of India in the High Court on 7 September 1981 and served up to 6 September 1985. On 27 July 1990, Alam was elevated as a permanent Judge of the Patna High Court. He was transferred to Jammu and Kashmir High Court as acting chief justice 6 June 2007.[6][7]

On 12 November 2007, he became the justice of the Supreme Court of India. After the retirement on 18 April 2013, Alam was appointed in the post of Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.[8][9] Besides his legal career, he is an eminent scholar of classical Urdu having knowledge in Persian Poetry and Sufism.[10]

References
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  3. salman_jobs (24 August 2009). "Bihar's bad roads irk a Supreme Court judge". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. Krishnan, Murali (18 April 2013). "Supreme Court bids farewell to Justice Aftab Alam; SLPs major problem affecting the Supreme Court says Justice Alam". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. BBIS (16 November 2021). "Sold the land of a relative of a retired Supreme Court judge, fraudsters played a big game in Sheikhpura, Bihar". THE INDIA PRINT. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. TwoCircles.net (13 November 2007). "Justice Aftab Alam is appointed judge of the Supreme Court". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. "Former Judges of JK Highcourt". jkhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. "Justice Aftab Alam likely to be new TDSAT chairman". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. "FORMER CHAIRPERSON, TDSAT". tdsat.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. "Former Judges". Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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