CHIEF Justice of India Surya Kant
on Sunday said technology should
amplify human judgement and
not replace it.
He was addressing a symposium
on ‘Ensuring justice for the com
mon man: strategies for reducing
litigation costs and delays’ here.
“Pendency of cases in courts
clogs every level of the judicial
structure, from the trial court to
the constitutional court.
And when
a blockage occurs at the top, the
pressure only intensifies below,”
he said.He also stressed the need to strengthen judicial infra
structure to reduce pendency.
“This is because without sufficient courts,even the most
sincere judicial system will collapse under logistical strain,”
he said. Justice Kant said technology was very useful during the COVID pandemic.
He however,said that one cannot afford to forget that
technology comes with its own shadows.