Digital Desk, August 11: Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India with effect from August 27, 2022. President Draupadi Murmu appointed Uday Umesh Lalit on August 10 in excise of the power conferred by clause (2) of the Article 124 of the Constitution of India.
It may be noted that Uday Umesh Lalit had served as a Member of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee for the two terms. UU Lalit was born in Maharashtra in 1957. NV Ramana conveyed his best wishes to UU Lalit. A statement added, ”Shri Justice Ramana expressed confidence that with his long and rich experience in the Bar as well on the Bench, Shri Justice Lalit will take the institution of the judiciary to greater heights through his able leadership.”