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Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India

Justice UU Lalit will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26.

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Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India
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Justice UU Lalit on Saturday sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice UU Lalit as the Chief Justice of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Justice Lalit will have a brief tenure of 74 days in the chair as he retires on November 8 this year. CJI NV Ramana had recommended UU Lalit's name to the Union Law ministry as his successor.

Justice UU Lalit is from Maharashtra. Born on November 9, 1957, he began his legal career in June 1983 and worked in the Bombay High Court until December 1985. Before being elevated as Supreme Court judge in 2014, he had served as a senior lawyer in the SC since 2004. He was a criminal lawyer. His father was also a senior advocate and Delhi High Court judge.

In 2019, Justice UU Lalit recused from the Ayodhya case as he had appeared for ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh in a case linked to the Babri Demolition. Justice Lalit also voted in favor of declaring the Triple Talaq practice unconstitutional.

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