Lauding CJI Justice UU Lalit, Chandrachud said that Justice Lalit has raised the bar for the Chief Justice and that he has large-size shoes to fill as the next Chief Justice of India.
"It was not proper for the High Court to entertain a PIL which is based on mere allegations and half-baked truth that too at the hands of a person who has not been able to fully satisfy his credentials and has come to the Court with unclean hands," the court said.
CJI Lalit said that his journey in the Supreme Court began by mentioning a case before Justice YV Chandrachud and now he passes the baton to his son, DY Chandrachud.
CJI Lalit said addressing the members of bar said, "My journey in this court began in Court 1. I came here to mention a case I was appearing in before CJI YV Chandrachud. My journey now ends here, where I am passing on the baton to Justice DY Chandrachud."
Justice Chandrachud will take oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India on November 9 as current CJI UU Lalit will demit his office on November 8 after having a brief tenure of 74 days as the head of India's judiciary.
Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Tuesday recused himself from hearing an appeal of the Andhra Pradesh government. Andhra government challenged the judgment of the High Court declaring Amaravati as the only capital of the state, in an appeal to the Supreme Court of India.
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): In a special sitting on Saturday, Supreme Court extended interim bail granted to Amrapali group founder Anil Sharma on a medical condition.
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Centre Government on Monday appointed Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court, as the Chief Justice of India, with effect from November 9, 2022.
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): In the exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President appointed Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from November 9, 2022, tweeted Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Supreme Court judge Justice Hemant Gupta on Friday said that a judge cannot make people happy, that's not the role assigned to him.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Friday recused from hearing former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's plea challenging Karnataka High Court order restoring the criminal complaint against him in alleged forgery of documents over the withdrawal o