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  "id": 8852940,
  "title": "Seven sworn in as Delhi high court judges, taking HC strength to 50",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/seven-sworn-in-as-delhi-high-court-judges-taking-hc-strength-to-50",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/seven-sworn-in-as-delhi-high-court-judges-taking-hc-strength-to-50-101789969057391.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, seven judicial officers took oath as judges of the Delhi High Court, increasing its strength to 50 judges. The oath, administered by Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya, included Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena, who have been appointed as permanent judges. The other four judicial officers, Sanjay Sharma-I, Bharat Parashar, Dr Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, and Arun Bhardwaj, were appointed as additional judges. This appointment was made despite the Supreme Court collegium recommending eight names on September 10, and the central government notifying the appointments on Saturday. However, Gurvinder Pal Singh was not approved for elevation, as the notification only cleared the names of seven judicial officers. Prior to the oath-taking ceremony, Bhardwaj served as the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, while Parashar was the secretary general of the Supreme Court.",
  "summary": "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 CJ DK Upadhyaya",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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