Uday U. Lalit
| Hon'ble Justice Uday Umesh Lalit | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
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Assumed office 13 August 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Collegium of judges headed by CJI R M Lodha |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1957 |
Uday Umesh Lalit (born 9 November 1957) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to his elevation as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court.[1]
Early life
Lalit was born on 9 November 1957 to U. R. Lalit who was a criminal lawyer and who was later appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court.[2]
Career as a lawyer
Lalit joined the bar at Mumbai (then Bombay) in June 1983 and started practising in the Supreme Court of India in 1986. He worked with the former Attorney General for India, Soli Sorabjee, from 1986 to 1992. On 29 April 2004, he was designated as senior advocate by the Supreme Court. Thoroughness with the case, patience in explaining legal questions and the sober demeanour in presenting the case before the bench, were considered to be his strength as a lawyer.[3]
He appeared in a number of leading criminal cases. Politicians to cine-stars facing prosecution had engaged him in different courts. In 2011, the Supreme Court of India appointed him as the special public prosecutor for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the very high profile 2G spectrum case. The 2G case involves a Union minister, top Bureaucrats, top businessmen and media persons as accused.[4][5][6][7]
As a judge
In 2014, a collegium of judges of Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India R M Lodha, recommended Lalit's name for elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court.[3] On 13 August 2014, he was appointed by the President of India as a judge of the Supreme Court. He shall serve on this post till his retirement on 8 November 2022.[8]
References
- ↑ "SC judge appointment: Who is UU Lalit?". India Today. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (13 July 2014). "Uday Lalit never appeared for Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin case". Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Uday Lalit among four new judges to assume charge in Supreme Court". DNA. Press Trust of India. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Charges Against Raja & others". NDTV. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "2G: CBI files chargesheet against Raja, others". Zee News.
- ↑ "2G scam: CBI files charge sheet against Loop Telecom owners & Ravi Ruia, Anshuman Ruia of Essar Group". The Economic Times. ET Bureau. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ J., Venkatesan (11 July 2014). "Collegium clears Uday Lalit for SC". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India & Hon'ble Judges". sci.nic.in. Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.