The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday deferred the appointment of Shreeyash Lalit — son of Chief Justice UU Lalit — as its senior counsel in the Supreme Court.
The latest order said the appointment of Shreeyash as its senior panel lawyer in the apex court would be on hold until further orders.
On September 21, the UP Government had appointed four lawyers, including Shreeyash, to represent its matters in the apex court. Along with Shreeyash, the appointment of two other lawyers — Nidhi Goyal and Namit Saxena — has also been deferred. No reasons have been cited for it.
The CJI’s son secured a law degree from the Faculty of Law at Delhi University in 2017. He then pursued a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge in 2018.
