Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi urged on Friday for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in Indian courtrooms to make justice more accessible to litigants.
The Prime Minister emphasized that in today’s world, the use of AI, as well as knowledge of customary laws and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, is critical for the legal profession.
PM Modi stated in a Hindi speech, “Artificial Intelligence is also being used in the legal field. We must also make courts more accessible to the general public with AI for the ease of justice.”
He also discussed the importance of property rights, stating that providing people with property cards helps reduce litigation in this area.
PM Modi specifically mentioned a provision in the Union Budget that provides funding for long-detained undertrials who are unable to provide bail bonds.
“We have an overcrowding of undertrials in our jails because they cannot afford to pay bail or no one comes for their release. The majority of these inmates are impoverished and have been incarcerated for petty offences. We have included them in the Union Budget. The fund will be transferred to states so that such undertrials might be released,” he stated.
The Prime Minister was speaking at the Gauhati High Court’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. On the occasion, the Assam Cop mobile application was launched, which would aid in the search for accused and vehicles from the VAHAN register.
judicial Hrishikesh Roy of the Supreme Court also spoke at the occasion, praising the PM for his efforts to create a more equitable judicial system in the country.
“Prime Minister Modi has worked to bring India closer to becoming a developed nation, as well as to develop a justice system that serves all sections of society,” he stated.
To underline how justices come from all over the country and so become acquainted with different cultures, he addressed Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta in Marwari. The two officials are from Rajasthan. After then, Justice Roy addressed the Prime Minister in Gujarati.
Speaking on the occasion, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned the State government’s plans to build a ‘court complex’ so that lawyers would not have to travel to different areas of the city for work. According to the CM, the proposals include a shared facility for the High Court and the Sessions Court.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju also addressed at the event, praising CJ Mehta for hosting it smoothly.
