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Justice UU Lalit Sworn as the 49th Chief Justice Of India - Asiana Times

Justice UU Lalit Sworn as the 49th Chief Justice Of India

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By Namrata Sarkar | 27th Aug, 2022 On Saturday, August 27, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit took the oath of office as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu during a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. On Saturday, Justice U.U. Lalit took the oath of office as Chief Justice of India from President of India Droupadi Murmu.  Procedures undertaken by Ministers Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Union ministers attended the occasion. Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice Lalit’s predecessor, was also present. The three areas were highlighted by Justice Lalit on Friday, August 26. He said he would work hard to ensure that at least one Constitution bench was operating in the top court throughout the year. Justice Lalit is the second Chief Justice of India to be directly elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court fromthe Bar. The first attorney to be promoted directly to the top court bench was Justice S.M. Sikri, who took over as the 13th Chief Justice of India in January 1971. As Chief Justice of India, Justice Lalit will hold the position for just over three months until leaving on November 8. Judges of the Supreme Court can retire at age 65. I must tell you that we will work hard to make the listing as simple, as plain, and as transparent as possible, Justice Lalit stated on August 26 at a gathering held by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to bid farewell to his predecessor Justice N.V. Ramana. Several Significant issues Several significant issues, including Constitution bench matters, are likely to come up for resolution before the top court during Justice Lalit’s time as CJI. He served on the judicial benches that rendered several groundbreaking decisions, such as the one declaring nstant “triple talaq” divorce practise among Muslims to be unlawful and unconstitutional. Prior to being appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on August 13, 2014, Justice Lalit was a senior attorney. He took on high-profile and contentious issues as a lawyer. …

Australian PM Anthony probes investigation into the unlawful Robodebt Scheme - Asiana Times

Australian PM Anthony probes investigation into the unlawful Robodebt Scheme

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese promises a comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful Automated debt scheme which robbed $1.2 Billion from 433,000 Welfare Australian recipients. The scheme was set up by the former conservative coalition which committed fraud through this scheme by wrongly calculating funds that were owned by the recipients.