The Central government has notified the appointment of 4 judicial officers as judges of the Delhi High Court.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Department of Law & Justice on February 25, 2022.
The 4 judicial officers to be appointed as judges of Delhi High Court are:
- Neena Bansal Krishna;
- Dinesh Kumar Sharma;
- Anoop Kumar Mendiratta;
- Sudhir Kumar Jain.
The Supreme Court collegium pursuant to its meeting on February 1, 2022 had recommended appointment of the above-mentioned officers alongside two other judicial officers, Poonam A Bamba and Swarana Kanta Sharma, for appointment as judges.
As on February 1, the Delhi High Court is functioning with 30 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 60.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://a2z-bucket.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MoL-Notification-25022022.pdf
Source from: https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/central-govt-notifies-appointment-4-new-judges-delhi-high-court