04/01/2026
Patna, Jan 3: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday asserted that "empathy" in the legal system distinguished "a just society from an unjust one", and underscored the need to "bend the arc of justice towards the communities that need it the most".
The CJI made the remarks while addressing a convocation ceremony at the Chanakya National Law University in Patna, where he reminded young lawyers that "intensity" in pursuit of their careers must not lead to "erasure" of finer sensibilities.
"Many young lawyers believe that success requires total surrender to work, to guidelines and to expectations, and for a while, intensity is inevitable, but it must not become erasure. If the law occupies every corner of your life, you risk losing the very empathy and judgment that justice requires," the CJI said.
This very empathy in our legal system is what distinguishes a just society from an unjust one, he observed.
"As you leave this university, remember that the law is not just for thos...