New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Justice Surya Kant on Monday was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, marking 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 large number of sitting judges from the Supreme Court and various High Courts.

The ceremony was also attended by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and several other prominent dignitaries....