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

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

• According to the law ministry notification, Justice UdayUmeshLalit has been appointed 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26. He will have a brief tenure as the head of India’s judiciary and will demit office on 8 November after holding the charge as the CJI for nearly three months.
• 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 UdayUmeshLalit, judge of the Supreme Court of India, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August 2022.

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Published date : 11 Aug 2022 04:58PM