Justice D Y Chandrachud took charge as the 50th Chief Justice of India.
He will serve as CJI for a period of two years, succeeding Uday Umesh Lalit.
He has been part of several Constitution benches and landmark verdicts of the top court including on matters relating to the Ayodhya land dispute, the right to privacy and adultery.
His father YV Chandrachud was also served as CJI.
He and his father are the only father-son duo to have reached the position of the CJI in the country’s judicial history.