Justice U U Lalit was sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India on August 27, 2022. The pledge of office was administered by President Droupadi Murmu at a form held in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Lalit has a short term and will hold office until November 8, 2022, succeeding Chief Justice N V Ramana who retired on Friday. 

Justice Lalit is a crucial part of India's jurisprudential trip over the once many decades, originally as a counsel and also as a judge. Enrolling as an advocate in June 1983, he was elevated directly to the Supreme Court from the Bar in August 2014, making him only the sixth counsel to be so honoured. He has been part of several important rulings in the Supreme Court, including heading the bench that doomed Vijay Mallya, who was set up shamefaced of disdain of court in 2017, to four months ’ imprisonment and a forfeiture of Rs,2000. He also headed the bench that condemned the fugitive businessman for disdain in May 2017. 

Speaking at a farewell event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association for Chief Justice Ramana, Justice Lalit laid out his precedences. He said he'd strive hard to make the process of listing cases as simple and transparent as possible, make mentioning easier, and insure that there's at least one Constitution bench performing throughout the time. 

Justice Lalit has also been relatively visionary in his part as administrative president of the National Legal Services Authority( NALSA). He made it a point to visit a academy run by Prerana, an NGO working with women and children saved from trafficking and marketable sexual exploitation, during a visit to Mumbai before this time. 

In addition, Justice Lalit was part of the five- judge bench which by a 32 maturity judgment, in August 2017," set away" the centuries-old practice of instant triadic talaq or talaq-e-biddat in which Muslim men disjoin their women
by uttering talaq three times in quick race. He also headed the bench which in July 2020 upheld the rights of the quondam royals of Travancore in the administration of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. 

CJI Lalit has also been involved in several important cases regarding the death penalty, emphasizing the significance of mollifying circumstances while dealing with death penalty cons. He has given credence to the part of a" mitigation investigator" in going into the background of the con and has initiated a suo motu case to streamline the process of considering mollifying circumstances. 

In conclusion, Justice U U Lalit's term as the Chief Justice of India may be short, but he has formerly made his mark on the country's legal system. His precedences of making the process of listing cases simpler and transparent, making mentioning easier, and icing that there's at least one Constitution bench performing throughout the time are significant way towards achieving a more effective and accessible justice system in India.