Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed 49th CJI, to succeed NV Ramana
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI), a law ministry notification said on Wednesday. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August, 2022,” the notification said.
Justice Lalit will have a brief tenure of less than three months. He will turn 65 on November 8 when he demits office.
On August 4, Justice Ramana had set in motion the process of appointment of his successor by recommending the name of Justice Lalit, the most senior judge, to the Centre. The CJI personally had handed over a copy of his letter of recommendation to Justice Lalit.
Justice Ramana, the 48th chief justice of India who took over as head of the Indian judiciary from S A Bobde on April 24, 2021, is scheduled to demit office on August 26 after a tenure of over 16 months.
In a statement, Ramana conveyed his best wishes to Justice uday.
“Shri Justice Ramana expressed confidence that with his long and rich experience in the Bar as well as on the Bench, Shri Justice uday will take the institution of the judiciary to greater heights through his able leadership,” the statement added.
Justice Lalit enrolled as an advocate in June 1983 and worked in the chambers of former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee.
He was one of the country’s top criminal lawyers before being appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in August 2014. His father, U R Lalit, was an Additional Judge of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court from 1974 to 1976.
Justice Lalit has been part of several important rulings in the SC and headed the bench that last month sentenced Vijay Mallya, who was found guilty of contempt of court in 2017, to four months’ imprisonment and fine of Rs 2,000. He also headed the bench that convicted the fugitive businessman for contempt in May 2017.
With Thanks Refrence to: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/justice-u-u-lalit-appointed-49th-cji-8082855/ , HundustanTimes ( https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/justice-uday-umesh-lalit-appointed-49th-cji-to-succeed-nv-ramana-101660133011394.html)
