Uday Umesh Lalit (born 9 November 1957) is the 49th and current Chief Justice of India.Previously, he has served as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.Prior to his elevation as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court.Justice Lalit is one of the six senior counsels who have been directly elevated to the Supreme Court.
In 2011, a Supreme Court bench of Justices G. S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly appointed Lalit as the special public prosecutor for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2G spectrum cases, stating that "in the interest of a fair prosecution of the case, appointment of UU Lalit is eminently suitable".His professional strengths are described as 'thoroughness with the case, patience in explaining legal questions and the sober demeanour in presenting the case before the bench.
