Justice U U Lalit appointed 49th CJI, to take oath on August 27
He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before. He will have a brief tenure as the head of India's judiciary and would demit office on November 8 after holding the charge as the CJI for nearly three months
While Supreme Court judges retire on attaining the age of 65 years, judges of the 25 high courts retire at 62. Source: Reuters