Delhi HC Appoints Its New Chief Justice- "Justice Satish Chandra Sharma"

Justice Satish takes his oath in the presence of Delhi CM

Delhi High Court gets its new chief justice today, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, he took oath as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Moreover, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to justice Sharma at a ceremony held in the Raj Niwas.

During the oath ceremony, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, several judges of the Delhi High Court, and the Chief Secretary of Delhi among others were present on the occasion.

According to the officials, the Central Govt. notified the transfer of Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Satish Chandra Sharma to Delhi High Court.

The Ministry of Law and Justice on June 19, 2022, had issued a notification in this regard stating that, in the exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice, Telangana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and to direct him to assume charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Taking notes from the career of the new Chief Justice of Delhi HC, Justice Sharma has served as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. He previously served in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, where he was appointed an additional judge on 18 January 2008 and a permanent judge on 15 January 2010.

Moreover, Justice Sharma is an avid reader and is also known for his contributions to various Universities. He is associated with National Law universities. He is also on the Advisory Board of National Law Institute University Bhopal and has published numerous research articles and papers.