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Nation / Sat, 06 Jun 2026 Bar and Bench

Young lawyers have been the driving force behind judiciary’s tech reforms: CJI Surya Kant at Oxford Union

Speaking at the Oxford Union on the theme “Constitutional Promise to Digital Reality: Safeguarding Justice in the Age of AI and Technological Advancement”, the Chief Justice said the judiciary’s efforts to modernise court processes had succeeded because of the adaptability of young legal professionals. “The youth in law, I am using the word, is so adaptive in India, whether the district court judicial officer, whether the government lawyer, and even those who are assisting the corporate entities as legal advisors. All these young brains are so adaptive, so quick in adopting it, that they have been a really encouraging source for the Indian judiciary to bring all these reformative changes,” said the CJI.

Speaking at the Oxford Union on the theme “Constitutional Promise to Digital Reality: Safeguarding Justice in the Age of AI and Technological Advancement”, the Chief Justice said the judiciary’s efforts to modernise court processes had succeeded because of the adaptability of young legal professionals.

“The youth in law, I am using the word, is so adaptive in India, whether the district court judicial officer, whether the government lawyer, and even those who are assisting the corporate entities as legal advisors. All these young brains are so adaptive, so quick in adopting it, that they have been a really encouraging source for the Indian judiciary to bring all these reformative changes,” said the CJI.

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