The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the appointment of two new women judges to the Delhi High Court..Judicial officers Poonam Bamba and Swarana Kanta Sharma have been appointed, taking the total number of women judges at the High Court to nine..Bamba and Sharma were among six judges to have been recommended for elevation by the Supreme Court Collegium in February this year. The other four recommendees - Neena Bansal Krishna, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and Sudhir Kumar Jain were appointed on February 28..The Delhi High Court will now have 36 judges, as against a sanctioned strength of 60..[Read notification]
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the appointment of two new women judges to the Delhi High Court..Judicial officers Poonam Bamba and Swarana Kanta Sharma have been appointed, taking the total number of women judges at the High Court to nine..Bamba and Sharma were among six judges to have been recommended for elevation by the Supreme Court Collegium in February this year. The other four recommendees - Neena Bansal Krishna, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and Sudhir Kumar Jain were appointed on February 28..The Delhi High Court will now have 36 judges, as against a sanctioned strength of 60..[Read notification]