Team News Riveting
New Delhi, August 4
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Thursday set in motion the process of appointment of his successor and recommended the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit to the Centre in accordance with convention.
Justice Ramana personally handed over a copy of his letter of recommendation to Justice Lalit, next in seniority to Justice Ramana.
Justice Ramana, the 48th chief justice of India, took over as head of the apex court from S A Bobde on April 24, 2021. He is scheduled to demit office on August 26 after a tenure of over 16 months. The Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65.
Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India Shri Justice N V Ramana today recommended the name of Hon’ble Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor to the Hon’ble Minister for Law and Justice, a statement said.
The CJI’s Secretariat received a communication dated August 3 from Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju requesting him to recommend the name of his successor, it added.
According to the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), which governs the process of appointment of judges in higher judiciary, the outgoing CJI initiates the process of naming the successor after getting a communication from the Law ministry.
