Justice Surya Kant took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Kant, who will remain in office for 14 months. Born in Haryana, he became a Supreme Court judge in 2019 and has been involved in key cases, like Article 370, sedition law and Pegasus.