Delhi High Court gets seven new judges, total strength rises to 50

The oath to the judicial officers, Nivedita Anil Sharma, Nisha Sahay Saxena, Sanjay Sharma-I, Bharat Parashar, Dr Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, Arun Bhardwaj was administered by chief justice DK Upadhyaya.

While Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena have been appointed as permanent judges, Sanjay Sharma-I, Bharat Parashar, Dr Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, Arun Bhardwaj have been appointed as additional judges.

The judges took oath, after the central government on Saturday notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Delhi HC, despite the Supreme Court collegium having recommended eight names on September 10.