President Appoints 14 Judicial Officers - Delhi, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka Get New Judges
What Happened
The Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as Judges and Additional Judges in four High Courts. In the Delhi High Court, Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena were appointed as Judges, while Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Dr. Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, and Arun Bhardwaj became Additional Judges. Yash Paul Bourney was appointed Judge of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. In Jharkhand, Manoj Prasad, Akhil Kumar, and Ram Sharma were appointed Judges. In Karnataka, Usharani, K.S. Bharath Kumar, and Nerale V. Bhavani were appointed Additional Judges.
Key Takeaways
The appointments strengthen judicial capacity in four major High Courts, addressing case backlogs and reinforcing the judiciary’s ability to deliver timely justice across diverse regions.