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Bio/Wiki Full name Uday Umesh Lalit [1] Profession Judge of Supreme Court of India Famous For Being the 49th Chief Justice of India Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters - 175 cm in meters - 1.75 m in feet & inches - 5’ 9” Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Salt & Pepper Judicial Service Service Years 1983-2022 Designation(s) • Judge of the Supreme Court of India (13 August 2014- 27 August 2022) • 49th Chief Justice of India (27 August 2022- 8 November 2022) Notable Judgement(s) • Triple Talaq Case: Justice UU Lalit was on the Constitution Bench that held that the practice of divorce through instant ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional • Kashinath Mahajan v State of Maharashtra: In the SC/ST case, a Bench of Justice Adarsh Goel and Justice U U Lalit read down Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 to allow accused persons under the Act to apply for anticipatory bail. • Ranjana Kumari v State of Uttarakhand: In the case, a bench of Justice UU Lalit, • Pradyuman Bisht v Union of India: In the case, Justice UU Lalit J and Justice Adarsh Goel directed that at least in two districts in every State/Union Territory (with the exception of small states/Union Territories where it may be considered to be difficult to do so by the concerned High Courts) CCTV Cameras (without audio recording) may be installed inside the courts and at such important locations of the Court complexes as may be considere...

New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment, will become the second head of the Indian judiciary to be directly elevated to the Supreme 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. Justice Lalit will assume charge on August 27, a day after the incumbent CJI Justice N V Ramana demits the office. Justice Lalit will have a brief tenure of less than three months as the CJI and he would retire on November 8 this year. The retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court is 65. Justice Lalit, who was a senior advocate before being appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on August 13, 2014, has been part of several path-breaking verdicts including the one which held the practice of divorce through instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional. In January 2019, he recused himself from hearing the politically-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute in Ayodhya. Justice Lalit, who was part of a five-judge Constitution bench headed by then CJI Ranjan Gogoi, had "expressed his disinclination to participate in the hearing any further" and opted himself out of the Ayodhya matter. Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for a Muslim party in the matter, had told the Constitution bench that Justice Lalit h...

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Saturday Justice Lalit will have a short tenure of 74 days and retire on November 8, 2022 at the age of 65. According to seniority and protocol, the next in line to head the top court will be Justice D Y Chadrachud, who will remain in office for two years and retire in 2024. A practising advocate before his elevation to the top court in 2014, Justice Lalit had said transparency in listing of cases, putting in place a clear regime for mentioning urgent matters before respective benches and ensuring one Constitution bench throughout the year will be his priorities. He is the second CJI after late Justice S M Sikri to be appointed directly from the Bar to the Supreme Court as a judge. Also Read | Justice Lalit was born on November 9, 1957 in Solapur, Maharashtra, and began his career as an advocate in 1983, practising in the High Court of Bombay till 1985 before shifting his practice to Delhi in 1986. Justice Lalit worked in the chambers of Soli J Sorabjee from 1986 till 1992 and was on the panel of lawyers for the Government of India when Sorabjee was the Attorney General. He was also appointed amicus curiae in many important issues, including forest matters, vehicular pollution, pollution of Yamuna etc. He was appointed as special public prosecutor for CBI under the orders of the Supreme Court to conduct trial in all 2G matters. The brief swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, forme...

Uu Lalit and CJI NV Ramana UU Lalit Biography, Wiki (Date of Birth, Religion, Education) Full Name Uday Umesh Lalit Profession Judge of the Supreme Court of India Age 64 Date of Birth 9 November 1957 Birth Place Maharastra, India Zodiac Sign Scorpio Residence India Gender Male Religion Hinduism School N/A College Government Law College Marital status Married Wife Name Smt. Amita Uday Lalit UU Lalit Age, Wiki UU Lalit is 64 years old as of now. He was born on 9 November 1957. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. His nationality is Indian. UU Lalit’s Wife, Son UU Lalit is a married man. He got married to Smt. Amita Uday Lalit. His son’s name is Shri Shreeyash Lalit. His son’s wedding reception attending The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on 31 January 2020. UU Lalit’s Family, Parents (Father, Mother) UU Lalit Father’s name is U.R.Lalit. His mother’s name is not known. His father was a Senior Counsel practicing at the Supreme Court of India and also a former judge of the Bombay High Court Nagpur bench. UU Lalit Nationality UU Lalit’s Nationality is Indian. UU Lalit Net Worth UU Lalit is an Indian Judge. His net worth is approx $ 3-5 Million ( 30 Lakh-50 Lakh). UU Lalit Height & Weight UU Lalit’s height and weight are not known. Social Media Links Instagram Twitter Facebook UU Lalit Facts • UU Lalit is a well-known Judge of the Supreme Court of India. • His age is 64 years old. • UU Lalit ‘s wife’s name is Smt. Amita Uday Lalit. • UU Lalit ‘s father’s name is U.R...

Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on August 4 As per the constitution, Supreme Court judges are meant to retire by the age of 65. Justice Lalit Hailing from Maharashtra, Justice Lalit was born on November 9, 1957 and joined the bar in June 1983 to practice in the Bombay high court. He later practiced in the Supreme Court from 1986, with the top court designating him as a senior advocate in 2004. Lalit’s father, U.R. Lalit, was also a senior advocate and served as additional judge of the Delhi high court. Both father and son built their legal practice primarily in the field of criminal law, and the then-lawyer Lalit was also appointed as amicus curiae under various Supreme Court benches. Prior to his elevation as a judge in August 2014, Justice Lalit’s career as a lawyer also involved several high-profile and controversial cases. For instance, he represented The killings of Sheikh, his wife Kauserbi, and associate Tulsiram Prajapati were all part of a series of alleged cover-ups which put the then Gujarat home minister Amit Shah as well as the state’s Narendra Modi-led government under legal scrutiny. The same case was also linked to a controversy over the newly formed Modi government sending back the recommendation of senior advocate Gopal Subramanium for judgeship. Bar & Bench Subramanium, who had previously been appointed as the solicitor general under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Meanwhile, Firstpost had reported that Subramanium’s rejection ...

He succeeded Justice NV Ramana, who retired on August 26, 2022. Justice Ramana had recommended Justice Lalit as his successor in keeping with convention and norms of seniority. The President subsequently confirmed Justice Lalit's appointment as the new CJI. Justice Lalit tenure would demit office on November 8. As per the established practice of the Chief Justice naming the senior-most judge as his or her successor, Justice DY At the farewell function of Justice Ramana, Justice Lalit said that during his tenure of nearly three months he will focus on three key areas and one of his top priorities would be to make the listing of cases simple, clear and as transparent as possible. UU Lalit had also promised to ensure a clear-cut regime where any urgent matters could freely be mentioned before the respective benches of the top court. He also assured that there will be at least one Constitution Bench functioning throughout the year in the Supreme Court. Justice Lalit had said, "I have always believed that the role of the Supreme Court is to lay down law with clarity, consistency, and the best possible way to do it is to have larger benches as early as possible, wherever the matters are referred to such benches so that the issues get clarified immediately, the matter has consistency and the people are well aware of what exactly are the contours of the peculiar positions in law." Justice Lalit was a renowned senior advocate before he became the judge of the apex court. He was app...

CJI U.U. Lalit retires on November 8th, 2022. His tenure as a Supreme Judge began when he was elevated directly from the Bar to the Bench on August 27th, 2022. He is the second direct Bar appointee to become the Chief Justice of India after the 13th Chief Justice S.M. Sikri who retired on April 25th, 1973. Across his 8.25-year at the Supreme Court, including 2.5 months as the Chief Justice of India, he has impacted over 1,000 cases, writing over a third of his Judgments criminal law cases. SCO assesses his tenure compared to the other sitting Judges of the top Court. Figure 1 depicts the total expected tenure of all the sitting Supreme Court Judges at the time of CJI Lalit’s retirement. His 8.25-year tenure at the Supreme Court is well above the average SC Judge tenure of 5.27 years and median tenure length of 5 years. However, his CJI tenure of 2.5 months falls well below the average CJI tenure of 1.5 years. Despite his short CJI tenure, CJI Lalit introduced several notable reforms at the Supreme Court, reviving Constitution Benches after a year-long hiatus and changing the system for the listing and mentioning of cases. How Many Judgments Did CJI Lalit Author? Figure 2 compares CJI Lalit’s rate of writing Judgments to the other sitting Judges in the Supreme Court. CJI Lalit has a Judgment authorship rate of 36.48 Judgments per year with a total of 301 Judgments across 8.25 years. This makes him the third most prolific Judgment author at the SC among his sitting contempor...

Premium Explained: What is a full court meeting, called by the new Chief Justice of India soon after taking charge? Within hours of taking over, Chief Justice of India U U Lalit called a meeting of the 'full court'. What is this, and when is it held? What is the significance of a full court meeting? There are no written rules dealing with this. As per convention, full-court meetings are called by the Chief Justice of India to discuss issues of importance to the judiciary. The senior designations of practising advocates in the Supreme Court and high courts are also decided during the full court meetings. What is the significance of a full court meeting? The basic idea is to take everyone along. Full court meetings are an ideal occasion to arrive at common solutions to deal with problems that beset the country’s legal system and to make any amends, if necessary, in the administrative practices of the court. How frequently is it held? As a full court meeting is convened at the discretion of the Chief Justice of India, it does not follow any particular calendar. Full court meetings have been held many times in the past. In March 2020, it was convened to discuss demands by associations of lawyers to close the court till further notice following the Click here for more Also, a full court meeting held on May 7, 1997 decided that “every Judge should make a declaration of all his/her assets in the form of real estate or investment” held in own name or in the name of spouse or any p...