Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Wednesday, had written to CJI NV Ramana requesting him to recommend the name of his successor.
The Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, on Thursday recommended justice UU Lalit as his successor, reported news agency ANI. Ramana is the 48th and current Chief Justice of India. Justice Lalit to become the 49th CJI. Chief Justice Ramana is retiring this month.
Uday Umesh Lalit is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Before his elevation as a judge, he practiced as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. Justice Lalit is only the 6th senior advocate ever to be directly elevated to the apex court.
One of the senior-most judges of the top Court Justice U U Lalit, who is in the race to become the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), has been part of several landmark judgments including the one which held the practice of divorce through instant ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Wednesday, had written to CJI NV Ramana requesting him to recommend the name of his successor. The letter, dated August 3, was received by the Chief Justice’s office late yesterday evening.
NV Ramana will retire as the Chief Justice Of India on August 26.
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