New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday expressed condolences to the family of Former Chief Justice of India RC Lahoti, who passed away yesterday.

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday condoled the death of former chief justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti saying he rose from a humble background to reach the top position in the Indian judiciaryJustice Lahoti died at a hospital here on Wednesday evening family sources said He was 81Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1 2004 and retired on November 1 2005Saddened to hear the passing away of Shri RC Lahoti former Chief Justice of India He rose from a humble background and reached the highest position of our countrys judiciary because of his ability knowledge and wisdom Rijiju said in a tweetBorn on November 1 1940 Justice Lahoti joined the Bar in Guna district in 1960 and enrolled as an advocate in 1962 He was recruited directly to the bench in April 1977 from the Bar to the State Higher Judicial Service and was appointed as a district and sessions judge After serving in the post for a year Justice Lahoti resigned in May 1978 and returned to the Bar to practice mainly in the High Court He was appointed an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on May 3 1988 and made a permanent judge on August 4 the next yearHe was transferred to Delhi High Court on February 7 1994 and later appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on December 9 1998 PTI NAB NSD NSD