Justice UU Lalit to be next CJI

New Delhi, Aug 4

Supreme Court Judge UU Lalit has been recommended to be next Chief Justice of India.

Chief Justice NV Ramana on Thursday recommended his name as his successor.

Notably, on Wednesday, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju had written to the CJI requesting him to recommend the name of his successor as Chief Justice Ramana will retire on August 26.

Justice Lalit will be sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India on August 27.

He would have a short tenure of 74 days.