The President of India has approved the appointment of 14 judicial officers as Judges and Additional Judges across the Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Jharkhand, and Karnataka High Courts, following consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
For the Delhi High Court, Smt. Nivedita Anil Sharma and Smt. Nisha Sahay Saxena have been appointed as Judges, while Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Dr. (Smt.) Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, Arun Bhardwaj, and Yash Paul Bourney have been appointed as Additional Judges. Yash Paul Bourney has also been listed as a Judge of the J&K and Ladakh High Court.
For the Jharkhand High Court, Manoj Prasad, Akhil Kumar, Ram Sharma, and Smt. Usharani have been appointed as Judges. Meanwhile, K.S. Bharath Kumar and Smt. Neralе V. Bhavani have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court.
The appointments were announced by the President of India on September 19, 2026. CASansaar