New Delhi, July 23 -- The Centre on Tuesday notified the appointment of three judicial officers-Vinod Kumar, Shail Jain, and Madhu Jain-as judges of the Delhi high court, taking its working strength to 43 against the sanctioned 60.

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on X. "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following as judges of the Delhi High Court: Shri Vinod Kumar, judicial officer; Smt Shail Jain, judicial officer; and Smt Madhu Jain, judicial officer," Meghwal posted.

The three officers, who joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992, were serving as principal district and sessions j...