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Three new judges take oath of office in Delhi HC

Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office to the new judges.

New Delhi: Three new judges, Justices Dinesh Mehta, Avneesh Jhingan and Chandrasekharan Sudha, were sworn in on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court.

Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office to the new judges.

While Justices Mehta and Jhingan were transferred to Delhi from the Rajasthan High Court, Justice Sudha was a judge in the Kerala High Court.

In this screenshot from a video posted on Oct. 28, 2025, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administers the oath of office to Justice Avneesh Jhingan as a judge of the Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. (@delhihighcourt-official4624 via PTI Photo)
In this screenshot from a video posted on Oct. 28, 2025, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administers the oath of office to Justice Dinesh Mehta as a judge of the Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. (@delhihighcourt-official4624 via PTI Photo)

Earlier, six judges — Justices V Kameswar Rao, Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Vivek Chaudhary, Om Prakash Shukla, Anil Kshetarpal and Arun Kumar Monga — had taken oath of office in Delhi High Court after their transfer from other high courts.

This post was last modified on October 28, 2025 3:17 pm

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