As per the established practice of the Chief Justice naming the senior-most judge as his or her successor, Justice DY Chandrachud is expected to be appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India.
According to a statement, SC Collegium in its meeting held on Monday approved proposal for elevation of following judicial officers as judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Justice Lalit will have a brief tenure of 74 days as the head of India's judiciary and would demit office on 8 November.
Justice UU Lalit will become India's 49th CJI on Saturday. He was speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to bid farewell to outgoing CJI N V Ramana.
Justice Ramana, who served as a judge for over two decades in the higher judiciary, thanked the media for being “extremely cooperative” in disseminating information about the judiciary.
Justice Ramana, who will retire from office on August 26 upon attaining the age of superannuation, said that he took up the issues concerning the appointment of judges and infrastructure during his term and hoped that he stood up to the expectations of the legal fraternity.
The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry notified the amended 'Supreme Court Judges Rules' to extend chauffeur facility and secretarial assistant for one year from the date of retirement to former SC judges.
Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said it was necessary to ensure that people do not lose faith and trust in the judiciary.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office the day before.
PM Modi appealed to chief ministers and chief justices of high courts to give priority to cases related to undertrial prisoners languishing in jails and release them, as per law, based on human sensitivities
Justice NV Ramana took charge as the 48th Chief Justice of India on April 24 last year. He is scheduled to retire on August 26.
The remark came after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Vikas Singh urged the apex court to revert to a full physical hearing.
On his first visit to the village after assuming office of the CJI in April this year, he along with his wife took bullock cart ride to reach the village from the outskirts.
Justice Ramana said this while delivering the 40th convocation address of the Andhra Pradesh-based Sri Sathya Sai Institute for Higher Learning.
The CJI while inaugurating the new building of the Odisha State Legal Service Authority, also said there is need for the executive and the legislature to work hand in hand in realising "constitutional aspirations."
CJI is scheduled to inaugurate Odisha State Legal Services Authority's new building in Cuttack later in the day, official sources said.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana recently praised Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in an event. He praised the Law Minister and in a satirical fashion, called him young and dynamic and one who takes quick decisions.
SC judge Justice L Nageswara Rao and former SC Judge justice Raveendran will be the life Trustees of Arbitration Centre and they will co-opt some more members in future, Justice Ramana said.
The statement said that the Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on August 17, has recommended names of four chief justices of different high courts for elevation as top court judges.
Mediation, which was commonly followed in India prior to the arrival of the British and their Court system, is now one of the most vital conflict resolution mechanisms which will continue to grow in relevance in the coming future, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said on Thursday.
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