U. U. Lalit

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Hon'ble Mr.Justice
U. U. Lalit
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit.jpg
Judge of Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
13 August 2014
Nominated byR M Lodha
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born (1957-11-09) 9 November 1957 (age 64)

Uday Umesh Lalit (born 9 November 1957) is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. Prior to his elevation as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court.[1] Justice Lalit is the 6th senior advocate ever to be directly elevated to the Supreme Court.[2] He will retire on 8 November 2022 after assuming the office of Chief Justice of India for a period of seventy four days as the 49th CJI. [3] [4]

Biography[]

Uday U Lalit was born to the family of U.R. Lalit, a former additional judge of the Bombay High Court Nagpur bench and a senior counsel practising at Supreme Court of India.[5] As of July 2014, the Supreme court collegium recommended him to be one among the judges of Supreme Court of India.[6]

Lalit joined the bar in June 1983 and started practising in the Supreme Court of India in 1986. From 1986 to 1992, Lalit worked with former Attorney General for India, Soli Sorabjee.[7] On 29 April 2004, Lalit was designated as a senior advocate of the Supreme Court. An August 2014 Press Trust of India news report stated that Lalit had a high reputation for his preparation, patience, and "sober demeanor" while arguing his cases.[8] The same report said that Lalit appeared in several high-profile criminal cases, and that his clients included politicians and film stars.[8]

In 2011, a Supreme Court bench of Justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly appointed Lalit as the special public prosecutor for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2G spectrum cases, stating that "in the interest of a fair prosecution of the case, appointment of UU Lalit is eminently suitable".[9]

His professional strengths are described as 'thoroughness with the case, patience in explaining legal questions and the sober demeanour in presenting the case before the bench.'[10]

On 10 January 2019, Justice Lalit recused himself from a five-judge bench constituted to hear the Ayodhya dispute case. His appearance for the erstwhile Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh in a 'connected case' was brought to the notice of the court by Rajeev Dhavan, and the court in its order noted the 'disinclination' of Justice Lalit to participate in the matter.[11] He has also recused himself from multiple other high-profile cases.[12]

Justice U.U.Lalit was part of the two- judge bench that upheld the Travancore Royal family's right to administer the Sree Padmanabha Swami temple on 13 July 2020.[13]

He is set to become the 49th Chief Justice of India on August 27th, 2022. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "SC judge appointment: Who is UU Lalit?". India Today. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Senior advocate Uday Lalit did not represent BJP leader Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "7 Next CJIs". Supreme Court Observer. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Justice UU Lalit likely to be the Chief Justice of India for 74 Days; List of India's probable CJs up to 2022, Justice Bobde has the longest tenure | Live Law". Live Law. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ^ "All In The Family". Outlook India. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sc-judge-appointment-who-is-uu-lalit-200073-2014-07-11
  7. ^ J., Venkatesan (11 July 2014). "Collegium clears Uday Lalit for SC". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Uday Lalit among four new judges to assume charge in Supreme Court". DNA. Press Trust of India. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  9. ^ Singh, Sanjay K. (12 April 2011). "2G scam: SC orders Lalit be made prosecutor". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Uday Lalit among four new judges to assume charge in Supreme Court". dna. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Ayodhya case: SC to constitute fresh five-judge bench, Justice U U Lalit recuses.|". Business Standard. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  12. ^ "U.U. Lalit". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Padmanabhaswamy Temple verdict: Supreme Court upholds shebaitship of Travancore royal family – Explained". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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