Implementing AI: First Step Towards De-Cluttering The Indian Judiciary

CJI Bobde has once again stoked up the debate that has been making its round amidst the legal fraternity, i.e. Even the speech of CJI on Constitution Day reflected this fear when he repeatedly tried to advocate the usage of AI but in a very non-evasive way - "We have the possibility of developing Artificial Intelligence for the court system, only for the purpose of ensuring that undue delay is prevented in the delivery of justice." AI as an Adjunct of Rule of Law "Technology makes the judicial process transparent, efficient, accountable and intelligible" said Justice D Y Chandrachud during a webinar organized by NYAYA Forum, NALSAR, Hyderabad. Towards an Efficient Justice Dispensation System AI would potentially streamline courts caseloads through enabling better court management, while parallelly allowing us to shift the judicial time from routine-simple-straightforward matters and applying them to more complex-intricate matters that require more human attention and involvement, rather than just a few data interpretations. Live Law News Network, Virtual Courts Cannot Fully Replace Open Court Hearings; Technology Can Make Justice System More Efficient & Accessible : Justice Chandrachud, LIVELAW https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/virtual-courts-cannot-fully-replace-open-court-hearings-technology-can-make-justice-system-more-efficient-accessible-justice-chandrachud-157260?infinitescroll=1.