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{{Short description|Judge of the High Court of Delhi}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Swarana Kanta Sharma
| image = Swarana Kanta Sharma.jpg
| caption = Official portrait
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Delhi High Court]]
| term_start = 28 March 2022
| term_end =
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| nominator = [[N. V. Ramana]]
| office1 = [[Judge]]-cum-Special Judge (CBI) at [[Rouse Avenue Court]]
| term_start1 = November 2019
| term_end1 = March 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| alma_mater = *[[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A. (Hons.)]],[[LL.B.]],[[ LL.M.]])<br />
*[[Commonwealth Education Trust]] ([[PhD]])
| occupation = [[Judge]]
| profession = Law
| honorific_prefix =
}}

'''Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-15 |title=Who is Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma? Kejriwal moves SC, seeking to remove Delhi HC judge from excise case {{!}} Today News |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-justice-swarana-kanta-sharma-kejriwal-moves-sc-seeking-to-remove-delhi-hc-judge-from-excise-case-11773592337158.html |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-15 |title=अरविंद केजरीवाल और जस्टिस स्वर्ण कांता शर्मा से जुड़ा पूरा मामला क्या है? |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/articles/cgmeev7enezo |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=BBC News हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> is a judge of the [[Delhi High Court]], in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma {{!}} Welcome To Delhi High Court |url=https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/web/Judges/dr-justice-swarana-kanta-sharma#:~:text=Swarana%20Kanta%20Sharma-,Dr.,settled%20many%20cases%20through%20mediation. |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=delhihighcourt.nic.in}}</ref> She was elevated to the bench on 28 March 2022. She is recognized for her extensive judicial career, starting as a Magistrate at age 24 and becoming a Sessions Judge by age 35.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/setting-aside-lower-court-order-not-a-comment-on-judges-integrity-hc/article70744594.ece#:~:text=Emphasising%20that%20appellate%20scrutiny%20is,the%20judge%20who%20passed%20it. |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/consensual-adult-ties-cannot-later-be-termed-rape-says-delhi-hc/article70045660.ece/amp/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-09 |title=कौन हैं जस्टिस स्वर्णकांता शर्मा? जिन्होंने CM केजरीवाल की गिरफ्तारी को ठहराया वैध |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/national/who-is-justice-swarnakanta-sharma-who-justified-arrest-of-cm-arvind-kejriwal-in-delhi-liquor-related-case/2196635 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-13 |title=‘Somebody asked me to recuse for first time in my life’: Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserves order in recusal plea |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/arvind-kejriwal-hearing-live-updates-delhi-high-court-to-hear-recusal-plea-10633726/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kejriwal-appears-before-justice-sharma-in-delhi-hc-seeks-her-recusal/article70858376.ece/amp/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Education==
Sharma holds an LL.B. from Delhi University (1991), an LL.M. (2004), and a Ph.D. in Judicial Education (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/two-new-judges-sworn-in-at-delhi-hc-strength-rises-to-35/article65267567.ece |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETLegalWorld.com |title=Two female judges take oath of office in Delhi HC, strength rises to 35 |url=https://legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/two-female-judges-take-oath-of-office-in-delhi-hc-strength-rises-to-35/90489717 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=ETLegalWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?id=1712&cid=4#reasult Profile at CDJ Law Journal]

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