[1] Upon obtaining a law degree Shri Sarkaria worked in Patiala as a pleader.
Sarkaria was one of two people on a committee created by the state government of the former Patiala and East Punjab States Union (Pepsu) whose role was to translate the new Constitution of India into the Punjabi language.
[1] Sarkaria served as a judge on the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 13 June 1967 until 26 September 1967.
[2] Additionally, Sarkaria served as the former chairman of the Press Council of India.
[2] He died of a prolonged illness on Friday, 12 October 2007, in Chandigarh, India at the age of 91.