Aftab Alam (born 19 April 1948) is an Indian Judge and former Justice of the

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Early life

Alam was born in 1948 in

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. He studied in Patna Collegiate School.

Career

After passing Law he was enrolled as an Advocate and practiced on Criminal, Labor and Constitutional matter in the Patna High Court. Alam was designated a Senior Advocate at the age of 36. He became Additional Standing Counsel of the

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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. On 12 November 2007, he became the Justice of the

. After the retirement on 18 April 2013, Justice Alam was appointed in the post of Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. Besides his legal career, he is an eminent scholar of classical

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having knowledge in Persian Poetry and

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