Justices Sharma and Saxena take the oath in English, while the other five take it in Hindi

New Delhi, Sep 21 Seven judicial officers were sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court on Monday, raising the strength of the court to 50.

Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya administered the oath to Justices Nivedita Anil Sharma, Nisha Sahay Saxena, Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt and Arun Bhardwaj. All seven had been serving as judicial officers in the Delhi district judiciary.

The ceremony was held at the high court premises, where the chief justice congratulated the new judges after the oath. Justices Sharma and Saxena took the oath in English, while the remaining five did so in Hindi.

The seven have been appointed as additional judges of the high court. The central government notified their appointments on September 19, following a recommendation by the Supreme Court collegium.

The high court has a sanctioned strength of 60 judges, and with these appointments, its current strength has gone up to 50.