NEW DELHI, September 21, 2026 – The Delhi High Court received a significant boost to its working strength on Monday as seven judicial officers were formally sworn in as Additional Judges, raising the total number of sitting judges to 50 against the sanctioned capacity of 60. During a solemn swearing-in ceremony held at the high court premises on Monday morning, Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya administered the oath of office to Justices Nivedita Anil Sharma, Nisha Sahay Saxena, Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, and Arun Bhardwaj. Notably, while Justices Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena took their official oaths in English, the remaining five newly appointed judges chose to take their oaths in Hindi. Prior to their elevation, all seven jurists were serving as distinguished judicial officers within the district judiciary in New Delhi. Following the administration of the oath, the Chief Justice warmly congratulated the newly appointed judges as they formally joined the higher judiciary.
The latest round of appointments marks a major milestone for the Delhi High Court, as this is reportedly the first time the court is functioning with a working strength of 50 judges since its officially sanctioned strength was increased to 60 back in 2014. Previously, the working strength had reached a high of 47 in 2022. The elevation of these district judges comes closely after the Central Government officially notified their appointments on September 19, following a formal recommendation previously made in their favour by the Supreme Court collegium. With the court now operating at approximately 83 percent of its maximum sanctioned capacity, legal experts anticipate that the addition of these seven experienced judges will significantly aid in handling the continuous surge of commercial matters, civil suits, and criminal appeals, ultimately improving the case disposal rate and reducing the substantial backlog of pending litigation within the national capital’s primary appellate court.
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