U. U. Lalit Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Judge
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	09/11/1957
Age	64 years (died on 08, Nov, 2022)
Birthplace	Mumbai
Date of Death	08/11/2022

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Uday Umesh Lalit

Physical Stats & More

Height	175 cm (5’ 9”)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Haribhai Devkaran High School and Junior College, Solapur
College/University	Government Law College, Mumbai
Degree	Graduation at Government Law College, Mumbai

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Marriage Date

1986

Family

Wife

Amita Uday Lalit

Children

Son(s)	Shreeyash Lalit (lawyer) Harshad Lalit

Parents

Father	U. R. Lalit (lawyer)
Mother	Name Not Known

Career

Judicial Service

Service Years	1983-2022
Designation(s)	Judge of the Supreme Court of India (13 August 2014- 27 August 2022) 49th Chief Justice of India (27 August 2022- 8 November 2022)

Notable Judgements

- Triple Talaq Case	Held the practice of divorce through instant ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional
- Kashinath Mahajan v State of Maharashtra	Read down Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989
- Ranjana Kumari v State of Uttarakhand	Ruled that migrant laborers shall not be regarded as scheduled caste merely due to state's classification
- Other Cases	Pradyuman Bisht v Union of India Amardeep Singh v Harveen Kaur POCSO Act ruling Travancore Royal family's right to administer Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple

Some Lesser Known Facts

Comes from a family of lawyers.
Moved practice to Delhi in January 1986.
Attained Senior Advocate status from the Supreme Court of India in April 2004.
Acted as Special Public Prosecutor for CBI in the 2G scam case.
Represented renowned individuals such as Salman Khan, Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Hasan Ali Khan.
Directly promoted to the Supreme Court from the Bar in 2014.
Served on the Supreme Court of India Legal Services Committee.
Assumed the role of Executive Chairman of NALSA in May 2021.
Participated in a tribal remarriage ceremony in Araku, Andhra Pradesh in June 2022.
Chooses not to drink alcohol.