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While Supreme Court judges retire on attaining the age of 65 years, judges of the 25 high courts retire at 62. Justice Lalit will be the second CJI who was directly elevated to the apex court bench from the Bar. Justice S M Sikri, who became the 13th CJI in January 1971, was the first lawyer to be elevated directly to the top court bench in March 1964. "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," a law ministry notification said. Justice Lalit has been part of several landmark judgements including the one which held the practice of divorce through instant triple talaq among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional. A renowned senior advocate, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on August 13, 2014. He shifted his practice to Delhi in January 1986, and in April 2004, he was designated as a senior advocate by the apex court. He was appointed a special public prosecutor for the CBI to conduct trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He has since been involved in the delivery of several landmark judgements of the apex court. In the triple talaq verdict, while the then CJI J S Khehar and Justice S Abdul Nazeer were in favour of putting on hold the judgement for six months and asking the government to come out with a law to that effect, justices Kurian Joseph, R F...

New Delhi: Courts are not the only recourse for protection of human rights and the citizenry has a very vital role to play in safeguarding them, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has said. Speaking at the University of Edinburgh's Law School on the topic "Global Change and the Legal Profession, Past and Future: Perspectives from India", Chief Justice Chandrachud said fora truly rights-alert or a rights-vibrant society, there has to be continuous engagement between the courts, citizens and civil society organisations. "Citizenry have a very vital role to play in the protection of rights. It would be overstating the point, in my mind I would postulate, to say that courts are the only source of recourse for protection of these rights," Chief Justice Chandrachud said.

Chief Justice Ramana personally handed over a copy of his letter of recommendation dated August 3 to Justice Lalit when they met for tea in the Supreme Court in the morning before court. Chief Justice Ramana had at 9.30 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022, r Sources said Chief Justice Ramana recommended Justice Lalit’s name in a matter of minutes after receiving Mr. Rijiju's letter. Chief Justice Ramana is retiring on August 26, 2022. The ‘Memorandum of Procedure of Appointment of Supreme Court Judges’ says “appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office”. The process, according to the Memorandum, begins with the Union Law Minister seeking the recommendation of the outgoing CJI about the next appointment. Deciding cases not an easy task, says Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana The Minister has to seek the CJI’s recommendation “at the appropriate time”. The Memorandum does not elaborate or specify a timeline. The Memorandum says that “after receipt of the recommendation of the Chief Justice of India, the Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs will put up the recommendation to the Prime Minister who will advise the President in the matter of appointment”. This is expected to happen shortly. Justice Lalit, if appointed, would have a tenure of hardly three months. He retires on November 8, 2022.

Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India on 27th August 2022. The newly appointed President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Lalit at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Before him NV Ramana was appointed as the 48th CJI of India. About 49th Chief Justice Of India The 49th and current Chief Justice Of India was born on 9th November 1957. During his early career, Lalit got enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa as an advocate in June 1983. He has also served as a Judge of Supreme Court of India and was one among the six senior counsels. CJI Justice Lalit is the second direct appointee from the Bar to be appointed as the Chief Justice of India. List of Chief Justices of India The first chief justice of India was appointed in 1950. From then to date there have been 49 Chief Justices in India.The list of total chief justice of India is given below: • H.J Kania (26 January 1950- 6 November 1951) • M. Patanjali Sastri (7 November 1951 – 3 January 1954) • Mehr Chand Mahajan (4 January 1954 – 22 December 1954) • Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (23 December 1954 – 31 January 1956) • Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 February 1956 – 30 September 1959) • Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964) • P. B. Gajendragadkar (1 February 1964 – 15 March 1966) • Amal Kumar Sarkar (16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966) • Koka Subba Rao (30 June 1966 – 11 April 1967) • Kailas Nath Wanchoo (12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968) • Mohammad Hidayatullah (25 Fe...

Incumbent since9 November 2022 Type Status Presiding Judge Abbreviation CJI 5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, Nominator Outgoing Chief Justice of India on the basis of Seniority Appointer Until the age of 65 Constituting instrument Formation 28January 1950 ;73 years ago ( 1950-01-28) First holder Salary ₹280,000 (US$3,500) (per month) Website This article is part of a series on • v • t • e The Chief Justice of India ( Bhārat kē Mukhya Nyāyādhīśa) is the As per convention, the name suggested by the incumbent chief justice is almost always the next senior most judge in the Supreme Court. However this convention has been broken twice. In 1973, Justice As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. On the administrative side, the chief justice carries out functions of maintenance of the roster, appointment of court officials and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court. The 50th and present chief justice is Appointment [ ] As the incumbent chief justice approaches retirement, the Removal [ ] Article 124(4) of Constitution of India lays down the procedure for removal of a judge of Supreme Court which is applicable to chief justices as well. Once appointed, the chief justice remains in the office until the age of 65 years. There is no fixed tenure provided in the constitution. [ citation neede...

Chief Justice of India visits Federal Constitutional Court Press Release No. 52/2023 of 13 June 2023 The Hon'ble Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud , Chief Justice of India and President of the Supreme Court of India, visited the Federal Constitutional Court on 12 June 2023. He was received by President Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth and other members of the Federal Constitutional Court for an exchange of views and experiences.

New Delhi: Senior judges and lawyers at the Supreme Court were in for a surprise this morning as Chief Justice DY Chandrachud reached the court along with his two foster daughters and gave them a tour of the courtroom and his chamber. After reaching the court premises at 10 am, Justice Chandrachud entered the courtroom along with his daughters, who have disabilities, from the public gallery. He then took both of them to the CJI Court in Room No. 1 and showed them how the court functions. The Chief Justice showed his daughters - Mahi (16) and Priyanka (20) - where the judges sit and from where the lawyers argue.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice Chandrachud will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining the age of 65. “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22,” Mr. Rijiju tweeted. In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22.— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) While Justice Lalit has a Justice Chandrachud, presently the seniormost Supreme Court judge after Justice Lalit, was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016. Also read: Before his appointment to the top court, Justice Chandrachud served as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013. He also served as a Judge of the Bombay High Court from March 2000 to October 2013. Justice Chandrachud, who sees dissent as the “safety valve” of democracy, is known for his profound judgments and his dissenting opinions have not only pricked the conscience of the powerful but, at times, even overshadowed the main judgment. His notable Supreme Court judgments include recognising the right to privacy as a fundamental right, decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and allowing women to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple amon...

Ahmadi was the chief justice from 1994 to 1997. He was the only Chief Justice of India who started at the very lowest rank to rise to the highest position of the Indian judiciary and became the third Muslim ever to serve as chief justice of India. He received the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from six of the most reputable Indian universities and also was one of the authors of numerous path-breaking judgements. During his time at the Supreme Court, Justice Ahmadi authored 232 judgments and was a part of 811 benches. His expertise ranged from constitutional law to human rights, freedom of speech, criminal, taxation, centre-state and interstate relations. He was also the Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. A man of principles, he did not shy away from controversial judgements. He dissented in the Judges' case, wrote a separate judgement in the Bommai's case, passed the midnight judgement against General Vaidya's assassins and formed a part of the minority in a judgement relating to Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act to be unconstitutional. Apart from being one of the longest-serving Chief Justices of India, he also shouldered the responsibility of heading various Commissions and was contributing actively to the field of Arbitrations till the end of his life. NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India A.M. Ahmadi passed away in Delhi on Thursday, following an age-related illness. As per sources, he died at a private hospital in the national capital. Born...