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Supreme Court of India: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed 49th CJI

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the senior-most Supreme Court justice, was named Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. On August 27, 2022, Justice Lalit will become India’s 49th Chief Justice. After barely 74 days in the job, Justice Lalit will succeed retiring Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on November 8.

Table of Contents

  1. Exercise of the Clause to Appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
  2. Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Before Being Appointed as CJI
  3. Facts about Justice Lalit

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Chief Justice of India Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed by the President in accordance with the authority granted by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Indian Constitution.
  • In August 2014, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was chosen from the bar to serve as a judge on the Supreme Court of India. 
  • On November 8 of this year, Justice Lalit is scheduled to retire.

Exercise of the Clause to Appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit

Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, a judge of the Supreme Court, has been named Chief Justice of India by the President by the authority granted by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Indian Constitution. On August 27, 2022, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit will become the 49th Chief Justice of India.

Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Before Being Appointed as CJI

In August 2014, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was chosen from the bar to serve as a Supreme Court of India judge. After Justice S.M. Sikri served as the 13th Chief Justice of India in 1971, Justice Lalit became the second Chief Justice of India to be directly appointed to the Supreme Court from the Bar. Justice Lalit was a Supreme Court Legal Services Committee member for two terms.

Facts about Justice Lalit

  • Justice Lalit, born on November 9th, 1957, became a lawyer in June 1983 and worked at the Bombay High Court till December 1985. 
  • In January 1986, he moved his practice to Delhi, and the Supreme Court named him a senior advocate in April 2004. 
  • On August 13, 2014, Justice Lalit, a respected senior attorney, was chosen to serve as a Supreme Court judge. 
  • Since then, he has contributed to the delivery of several important rulings by the supreme court. He was chosen as the special public prosecutor for the CBI’s 2G spectrum allocation case trial. 
  • On November 8 of this year, Justice Lalit is scheduled to retire.