Delhi HC acting CJ Vipin Sanghi administers oath of office to 9 new Judges, strength rises to 44 against sanctioned of 60

New Delhi, May 18 (Agency) Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi administered the oath of office to nine new judges, including three women, strength rises to 44 against a sanction of 60. The Supreme Court Collegium had approved the proposal for the appointment of several lawyers as judges of the Delhi High Court exercising the power conferred under the Constitution of India.

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana took the decision pursuant to a meeting of the Collegium held on May 4. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Justice Vipin Sanghi, Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi administered the oath of office to Tara Vitasta Ganju, Mini Pushkarna, Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, Vikas Mahajan, Tushar Rao Gedela, Sachin Datta, Amit Mahajan, Gaurang Kanth and Saurabh Benarjee as the Judges of Delhi High Court.