On Saturday, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit took his oath of office as the 49th Chief Justice of India. In a ceremony conducted at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the oath of office was given by India's President Droupadi Murmu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Union ministers attended the occasion. Justice NV Ramana, Justice Lalit's predecessor, was also present when he took the oath of office.