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	Rajendra Mal Lodha was born to Justice S K Mal Lodha, a former Judge of Rajasthan High Court.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges\|title=Chief Justice & Judges {{!}} Supreme Court of India\|website=sci.gov.in\|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>{{Failed verification\|date=July 2021}} He was born in [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his [[Bachelor of Science\|BSc]] and [[LLB]] at the [[Jodhpur University]].<ref~~>{{Cite web\|url~~=~~https://~~sci.gov.in/~~chief-justice-judges\|title=Chief Justice & Judges {{!}} Supreme Court of India\|website=sci.gov.in\|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref~~>{{Failed verification\|date=July 2021}}		Rajendra Mal Lodha was born to Justice S K Mal Lodha, a former Judge of Rajasthan High Court.<ref name="sci.gov.in">{{Cite web\|url=https://sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges\|title=Chief Justice & Judges {{!}} Supreme Court of India\|website=sci.gov.in\|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>{{Failed verification\|date=July 2021}} He was born in [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his [[Bachelor of Science\|BSc]] and [[LLB]] at the [[Jodhpur University]].<ref name="sci.gov.in"/>{{Failed verification\|date=July 2021}}

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2013}}
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{{short description|41st Chief Justice of India}}
{{Infobox judge
| name = Rajendra Mal Lodha
| image = Justice R. M. Lodha.jpg
| order = [[List of chief justices of India|41st]]
| office = Chief Justice of India
| term_start = 27 April 2014
| term_end = 27 September 2014
| office2 = Judge at Supreme Court of India
| term_start2 = 17 December 2008
| term_end2 = 27 April 2014
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| predecessor = [[P Sathasivam]]
| successor = [[H. L. Dattu|H L Dattu]]
| office3 = Chief Justice of Patna High Court
| term_start3 = 13 May 2008
| term_end3 = 16 December 2008
| office4 = Judge of Rajasthan High Court
| term_start4 = 2 February 2007
| term_end4 = 12 May 2008
| office5 = Judge of Bombay High Court
| term_start5 = 16 February 1994
| term_end5 = 1 February 2007
| office6 = Judge of Rajasthan High Court
| term_start6 = 31 January 1994
| term_end6 = 15 February 1994
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|9|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan, India
| nationality = 
| alma_mater = [[University of Jodhpur]]
| occupation =
| profession =
}}
'''Justice R. M. Lodha''' (born 28 September 1949)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-07|title=Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. M. Lodha|url=https://nalsa.gov.in/patron-in-chief/hon-ble-mr-justice-r-m-lodha|access-date=2021-07-31|website=nalsa.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> is a former [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as the Chief Justice of [[Patna High Court]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Justice RM Lodha sworn in as 41st chief justice of Supreme Court|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/justice-r-m-lodha-sworn-in-as-41st-chief-justice-of-supreme-court/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=biharprabha.com|access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> He has also served as a judge in [[Rajasthan High Court]] and [[Bombay High Court]]. On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court committee headed by RM Lodha suspended the owners of [[Rajasthan Royals]] and [[Chennai Super Kings]] from the [[Indian Premier League]] [[cricket]] tournament for a period of two years for alleged involvement in betting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/898461.html|title=CSK, RR owners suspended for two years|publisher=ESPNCricinfo.com|date=14 July 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rajendra Mal Lodha was born to Justice S K Mal Lodha, a former Judge of Rajasthan High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges|title=Chief Justice & Judges {{!}} Supreme Court of India|website=sci.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2021}} He was born in [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] and [[LLB]] at the [[Jodhpur University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges|title=Chief Justice & Judges {{!}} Supreme Court of India|website=sci.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2021}}

==Career==
In February 1973, he enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan at Jodhpur. He moved to [[Jaipur]] in 1977 on formation of Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.<ref name="SC">{{cite web|title=Hon'ble Justice RM Lodha|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/rmlodha.htm|access-date=2 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222081217/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/rmlodha.htm|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> He was appointed as [[Government of India|Central Government]] standing counsel at the Rajasthan High Court in 1990. On 31 January 1994, Lodha was elevated as a permanent judge of Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur. On 16 February 1994, he was transferred to Bombay High Court and served till 2007. He resumed office as a judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 February 2007. On 13 May 2008, he was elevated as the Chief Justice of [[Patna High Court]].<ref name=RajHC>{{cite web|title=Justice R. M. Lodha|url=http://hcraj.nic.in/formerjbiodata/rmlodha.htm|publisher=Rajasthan High Court|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>

Lodha was appointed as the [[Chief Justice of India]] succeeding [[P Sathasivam]] on 11 April and assumed charge on 27 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Justice R.M. Loadha sworn in as Chief Justice of India|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/justice-r-m-lodha-sworn-in-as-the-41st-chief-justice-of-india/|access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> Justice Lodha said that infusing greater transparency in the appointment of judges and initiating steps to bring down the backlog of 33,000,000 cases will be among his priorities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indias-cji-designate-rm-lodha-bats-for-transparency-in-judiciary/1/356747.html|title=Lodha bats for transparency|access-date=17 July 2015|work=India Today}}</ref>

==Other positions held==
These include:<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104822 | title=Bio-data of Hon’ble Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India| date=11 April 2014 | access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
* Chairman, [[Rajasthan High Court|State Judicial Academy, Rajasthan]]
* Executive Chairman, [[National Legal Services Authority]]
* Chairman, General Council, [[Gujarat National Law University]], [[Gandhinagar]]
* President, [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society]]
* Chairperson, Advisery Committee, [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|National Court Management Systems]]
* Chancellor, [[National Law School of India University]], [[Bengaluru]]
* Chancellor, [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]], [[Kolkata]]
* Chancellor, [[Chanakya National Law University]], [[Patna]]

==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |last=Datta |first=Damayanti |date=6 October 2014 |title=Those talking of corruption in the judiciary are themselves involved in corruption |department=Interview |journal=[[India Today]]|volume=39 |issue=40 |pages=46–48 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cji-lodha-those-talking-of-corruption-in-the-judiciary-are-themselves-involved-in-corruption/1/392899.html |access-date=2015-05-13}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140222081217/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/rmlodha.htm Profile page for Chief Justice of India Hon'ble Mr. Justice RM Lodha]
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