Notably, Lalit represented Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin encounter case when the current Union Home Minister was serving as the Home Minister of Gujarat.

As the senior-most judge after the incumbent would be replacing the latter, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit will probably become the next Chief Justice. 

The Chief Justice bench has awarded the Central government four weeks to table its responses on the petitions filed to challenge the constitutional validity of CAA.

On January 9th, the Apex court had dismissed to hear the petitions that sought the court to dictate the act as unconstitutional by citing that the country has been witnessing tough and difficult times.