Technology enables courts to fulfil constitutional responsibility more effectively: CJI Surya Kant
07/08/2026
NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday said that technology is an instrument that enables courts to fulfil their constitutional responsibility more effectively.
Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA), the CJI said the digitisation of court processes has gradually evolved into the creation of a truly integrated digital justice ecosystem.
"Over the last two decades, our endeavour has been to make the courts more accessible, more transparent and more responsive to every stakeholder who interacts with the just delivery system.
"Technology, in our understanding, is not an end in itself. It is an instrument that enables courts to fulfil their constitutional responsibility more effectively," the CJI said.
The 53rd CJI said technology has helped level the playing field and democratise professional opportunities within the legal profession.
"Perhaps the greatest beneficiaries are the litigants themselves. They are able to track the progress of their cases online, participate in virtual proceedings before the court consent, and obtain essential legal information without undertaking costly and time consuming travel," he said.
CJI Kant said Artificial Intelligence presents unprecedented opportunities for improving judicial administration.
"Yet, as I have consistently observed in many of my lectures and addresses on the subject, artificial intelligence may augment judicial intelligence without replacing the judicial consensus. Technology can process information with remarkable speed. But justice ultimately demands wisdom, empathy, and the exercise of reasoned human judgment," he said.
CJI Kant said that as judiciaries across jurisdictions continue to learn from one another's experience, effort should be made to build justice systems which are innovative, accessible, and worthy of the trust that citizens repose in them.
Justice Abha Nayar Patel, Judge of the Supreme Court of Zambia, delivered a lecture on "Future of Justice Delivery: Innovation, Inclusion and Integrity."
Justice Patel said the future of justice delivery is a fundamental issue to all stakeholders in the justice delivery system.
She said delay in justice is not simply an inconvenience but a form of injustice itself.
"Across the world, judiciaries are experimenting with case management systems, e-filing, virtual hearings, AI-assisted legal research, and predictive analytics for case flow. Some jurisdictions have gone further still, piloting AI tools to assist but never replace judicial reasoning in high-volume, low-complexity matters.
"In my own region, Zambia, we are taking slow but meaningful steps towards the digitisation of court records and virtual testimony, born partly out of necessity during the pandemic years, but now recognised as tools of genuine access," she said.
Supreme Court judges Justices Vikram Nath and V Mohana also spoke on the occasion.
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