New Delhi: Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Tuesday took oath as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court here.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to Justice Sharma at a ceremony in the Raj Niwas, the L-G's secretariat.
Justice Sharma had earlier served as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges, including Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.
Presently, the High Court has a sanctioned strength of 45 permanent judges and 15 additional judges.
(with inputs from PTI)
