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Short Tenure, Big Questions: New Chief Justice UU Lalit Inherits Key Constitutional Cases
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Short Tenure, Big Questions: New Chief Justice UU Lalit Inherits Key Constitutional Cases

[ad_1] Justice UU Lalit has a century of family legacy in the legal profession. (File Photo)New Delhi: The new Chief Justice of India, UU Lalit, will have a short tenure of just about two months and a half, but the Supreme Court under him inherits some of the most far-reaching cases, seeking answers to key constitutional questions.From the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, to religion as criterion for citizenship, to reservation on economic basis, to the secret electoral bonds that fund political parties — there's a long list of such pending cases, some of them being carried forward through several CJIs' tenures, not just of his immediate predecessor NV Ramana.  Justice Ramana said in a farewell speech, "Listing and posting of matters is one of the areas on which I could no...
New Chief Justice UU Lalit Has 100-Year Legacy, 3 Generations To Be At Ceremony
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New Chief Justice UU Lalit Has 100-Year Legacy, 3 Generations To Be At Ceremony

[ad_1] Justice UU Lalit and wife Amita, with their sons and daughters-in-law.New Delhi: As the 49th Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit will have no dearth of challenges — from key constitutional questions to appointment of judges — but he will have a century of personal legacy, too, to draw upon.The Lalit family from Maharashtra has 102 years and counting. His grandfather, Ranganath Lalit, was a lawyer in Solapur much before India's independence. On Saturday, when Justice UU Lalit takes oath as CJI, three generations will be present. His 90-year-old father, Umesh Ranganath Lalit, will be among the audience. The veteran served as a high court judge after a long career as an advocate in his home state. Also present will be Justice Lalit's wife Amita Lalit, who runs a school in Noida,...