Tech can help align standards for ease of litigants, says CJI

Emphasising the need for a unified judicial policy, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said technology has become a constitutional instrument that can help align standards and practices across courts, creating a “seamless experience” for citizens, regardless of their location.

Delivering the keynote address at the West Zone Regional Conference on ‘Advancing Rule of Law through Technology: Challenges’ at Jaisalmer, the CJI said, “Technology is no longer merely an administrative convenience. It has evolved into a constitutional instrument that strengthens equality before the law, expands access to justice and enhances institutional efficiency. It allows the judiciary to transcend physical barriers and bureaucratic rigidities to deliver outcomes that are timely, transparent and principled.”

He, however, said technology alone could not sustain the Rule of Law; it must operate alongside the deeper constitutional traditions that anchor judicial behaviour and preserve institutional coherence.