(1957-11-09) 9 November 1957 (age 66) Solapur, Bombay State (present-day Maharashtra), India
Spouse
Amita Lalit
Parent
U.R. Lalit (father)
Residence(s)
5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, New Delhi, India[1]
Uday Umesh Lalit (born 9 November 1957) is an Indian lawyer and former Supreme Court Judge, who served as the 49th Chief Justice of India.[2] Previously, he has served as a judge of Supreme Court of India.[3] Prior to his elevation as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court.[4] Justice Lalit is one of the eleven senior counsels who have been directly elevated to the Supreme Court.[5][6][7] He is currently ‘Distinguished Visiting Professor’ at Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Distinguished Visiting Professor at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.[8][9]
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^"Senior advocate Uday Lalit did not represent BJP leader Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case". Daily News & Analysis. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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^"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. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
UdayUmeshLalit (born 9 November 1957) is an Indian lawyer and former Supreme Court Judge, who served as the 49th Chief Justice of India. Previously,...
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