Patna, Advocate Suman Kumari, Legal Correspondent, August 22nd 2026: The Patna High Court has rescheduled the Full Court Reference to condole the sad demise of former Patna High Court and Jharkhand High Court Judge, Justice Gurusharan Sharma.
According to a notice issued by the Patna High Court on August 22nd, the Full Court Reference will now be held at 1:15 PM on Monday, August 31st 2026, at the Centenary Hall of the Patna High Court. The programme was earlier scheduled for August 24th but has been postponed at the request of the family members of the late Judge.
Justice Gurusharan Sharma had a long and distinguished legal and judicial career. He was born on January 15th, 1942, and was enrolled as an Advocate on August 23rd 1966. He practised for around 25 years at the Patna High Court and also appeared occasionally before the lower courts in civil suits, appeals, miscellaneous matters and sessions trials.
He was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Patna High Court on October 19th, 1992. He was subsequently transferred and allocated as a Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on November 15, 2000.
Justice Gurusharan Sharma retired from judicial service on January 15th, 2004.
The Full Court Reference will provide members of the judiciary and the legal fraternity an opportunity to remember and pay tribute to the former Judge and reflect on his contribution to the judicial system.
The notice has been issued by order of the Acting Chief Justice and signed by the Registrar General of the Patna High Court.
