New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Chief Justice Surya Kant assumed charge as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India after he took the oath from President Droupadi Murmu as the 53rd Chief Justice of the country on Monday morning.

Justice Kant began the day's official proceedings in Courtroom number 1 in the apex court along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Atul S Chandurkar on the bench.

This marks the beginning of his nearly 15-month tenure as the head of the nation's judiciary.

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and several other senior Cabinet ministers, retired Chief Justices of India, and a...