Ram Nath Sharma | |
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Judge at Allahabad High Court | |
In office ? – 1966 (retired) | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 November 1904 United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | 1 December 2015 (aged 111) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Ram Nath Sharma (5 November 1904 – 1 December 2015) was an Indian judge and supercentenarian who served on the Allahabad High Court. [1]
Born to a poor family in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, Sharma took a B.A. from Lucknow University in 1925, followed by an M.A. with honours. He was awarded a Victoria gold medal from the university for his knowledge of Sanskrit. [2] In 1931, he joined the Indian Judicial Service as a munsif, eventually becoming a judge on the Allahabad High Court. [1] He took part in the Indian freedom movement alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawahar Lal Nehru. [2] He retired from the High Court in 1966. [1]
His son Ramendra was a rear admiral in the Indian Navy. Justice Sharma moved to Gurgaon in 2005, where he died a month after his 111th birthday. [1]
Ram Nath Sharma | |
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Judge at Allahabad High Court | |
In office ? – 1966 (retired) | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 November 1904 United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | 1 December 2015 (aged 111) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Ram Nath Sharma (5 November 1904 – 1 December 2015) was an Indian judge and supercentenarian who served on the Allahabad High Court. [1]
Born to a poor family in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, Sharma took a B.A. from Lucknow University in 1925, followed by an M.A. with honours. He was awarded a Victoria gold medal from the university for his knowledge of Sanskrit. [2] In 1931, he joined the Indian Judicial Service as a munsif, eventually becoming a judge on the Allahabad High Court. [1] He took part in the Indian freedom movement alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawahar Lal Nehru. [2] He retired from the High Court in 1966. [1]
His son Ramendra was a rear admiral in the Indian Navy. Justice Sharma moved to Gurgaon in 2005, where he died a month after his 111th birthday. [1]