New Delhi: Justice Dhananjay Y Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) today. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He will succeed Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, whose term ended on November 8. Justice Chandrachud will hold the post for two years till November 10, 2024.

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New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India.

Justice Lalit will take charge of the post on August 27. Current CJI N.V. Ramanna is set to retire on August 26. “In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause 2 of Article 124 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from August 27, 2022,” the Law Ministry said in a notification.

Justice Lalit’s tenure as CJI will be less than three months. He will retire on November 8.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana congratulated Justice U.U. Lalit on his appointment as his successor.

In a letter to the Law Ministry on August 3, CJI Ramana had recommended justice Lalit’s name as his successor.

Justice Ramana exuded confidence that Justice Lalit will take the judiciary to new heights through his able leadership.

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Ranchi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana today slammed the media, especially electronic and social media. He has said that the debates by the media unilaterally for a particular purpose and its own arbitrary decisions are detrimental to the health of democracy.

In a speech held in the memory of Justice Satyabrata Sinha, Chief Justice Ramana said media trials were affecting the impartial functioning and independence of the judiciary.

“The verdicts of the cases should not be influenced by the media trial. For some time now, we have seen that the media itself is arbitrarily delivering judgements on issues that even experienced judges find it difficult to decide on. The misguided and pro-an-agenda debates are proving to be detrimental to the health of democracy.

By breaching your responsibility, you are taking our democracy two steps backwards. Asking the media, especially electronic and social media, to be responsible, Chief Justice Ramana said that power should be used to educate the people and create a sense of solidarity in the nation to make India progressive, prosperous and peaceful. ‘

There should be no interference of government or courts.

The judges may not react immediately but it should not be treated as a weakness. When an openness is performed with full responsibility while staying within the limits, there is no need to impose any restrictions. Chief Justice Ramanna said the biggest challenge to the judiciary is to prioritise court cases on priority basis as judges cannot ignore the social reality.

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