Access to Justice
National Commission for Women collaborates with Maharashtra State Women Commission & School of Law Rights and Constitutional Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai for Consultation on Review of State-Specific Laws
The National Commission for Women, Maharashtra State Commission for Women and TISS Mumbai organised a consultation on reviewing state-specific laws, focusing on women’s property rights, workplace safety and access to justice.
Ladakh gets its own High Court Bench: CJI inaugurates Ladakh Bench of J&K and Ladakh High Court at Leh
At the inauguration of the Ladakh Bench of the J&K and Ladakh High Court in Leh, the CJI highlights the importance of accessible justice, legal aid and technology in bridging geographical barriers.
From hybrid dispute resolution mechanisms to judicial lawmaking: Experts discuss building blocks and hurdles in the road to Viksit Bharat 2047 at Nyaya Nirmaan 2026
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”.
“Justice system must find its way to the citizen”: CJI Surya Kant inaugurates Bihar State Legal Services Authority’s Victim Rights Centre, launches transgender helpline
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, delivered a remarkable address at the inauguration of Bihar State Legal Services Authority’s four initiatives: a Victim Rights Centre, a Victim Rights Centre Booklet, a Transgender Helpline, and the Flagging Off of Multi-Utility Vehicles.
Nyaya Nirmaan: Insights from legal luminaries on building the Legal Architecture for Viksit Bharat 2047
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”
Legal luminaries on building India’s legal architecture for Viksit Bharat at Nyaya Nirmaan @ 2047
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”
GNLU Legal Services Committee invites entries for 1st National Essay Competition on “Legal Aid and Access to Justice”
The competition is open to all undergraduate students across India and seeks to encourage critical engagement with the legal, institutional and socio-economic dimensions of access to justice.
Ceremonial Bench at the Supreme Court of India 22 August 2026
by Justice Sanjay Karol*
Taken on “mere suspicion” for a Triple Murder, 22 years erased without any evidence: SC frees man; Faults both Courts below
Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man who spent 22 years in prison, holding that the prosecution case rested on an unreliable solitary eyewitness account. The Court also emphasised that Constitutional Courts must adopt a proactive approach in condoning delays in criminal appeals filed by convicts.
A New “Architecture of Justice”: CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Special Exclusive Courts for NIA, UAPA, NDPS, and MCOCA Cases Open at Rouse Avenue
Calling Delhi the “nation’s laboratory for judicial innovation”, CJI Surya Kant marked the importance of specialised courts for timely and effective adjudication of complex criminal cases.
“People honour what they create”: Justice Vikram Nath Closes Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference; Bahamas Offers to Host Next Year
The Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference closed as it opened: with a call to choose dialogue over confrontation. Justice Vikram Nath’s valedictory address and The Bahamas’ offer to host next year capped three days spanning climate disputes, family conflict, and peace-building.
Litigation gives the final word; Mediation lets you write your own: Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference 2026 opens in Jaipur
Judges from across the Commonwealth, India’s top law officers, and a newly launched memoir on justice, the three-day Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference opened in Jaipur with a shared message: mediation isn’t an alternative to justice, it’s one of its truest expressions.
‘Peace is not the absence of law’: Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant charts a new vision for mediation at the Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference 2026
From ancient village panchayats and the Mahabharata to the Mediation Act, 2023 and modern commercial disputes, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant outlined why mediation must become a central pillar of India’s justice delivery system and the Rule of Law.
E-Filing, Vacation Officers, Midnight Hearings: Supreme Court says System Already Ensures Round the Clock Access to Urgent Constitutional Remedies
Supreme Court held that the existing judicial framework, including e-filing, virtual hearings and urgent listing mechanisms, adequately ensures round-the-clock access to constitutional remedies in cases involving imminent threats to life, liberty and other fundamental rights.
Litigation Is sexy now, haven’t you heard?: LegalTechTalk 2026 Panel discusses technology, access to justice and wellbeing in litigation
The panel brought together perspectives from social impact litigation, litigation support services and legal leadership to discuss contemporary developments in litigation. The speakers reflected on technology’s growing role in litigation practice, questions of accessibility and inequality in the use of AI tools, and the importance of wellbeing, leadership and organisational culture within legal teams.
“You have to apply your brain and heart”: CJI Surya Kant draws the limits of artificial intelligence in mediation at Indian High Commission London
At the Mediation Event organised by the Indian High Commission in London, the panelists reinforced that the future of mediation lies not in replacing human mediators with artificial intelligence, but in creating a collaborative model where technology strengthens human-led dispute resolution while preserving its core values of trust, human perception, and understanding.
Fundamental Rights Must Protect Citizens with Equal Ferocity in Both the Physical and Digital Worlds: CJI Surya Kant at Oxford Union on AI, Access to Justice and Constitutional Governance
Delivering an address at the Oxford Union, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant said technology has the power to democratise justice but must remain anchored to constitutional values and human judgment, emphasising that innovation should complement rather than replace the human heart of justice.
‘It Is a Great Tool, Not a Master’: Legal Leaders Debate AI’s Growing Influence on the Legal Profession
Artificial intelligence is making lawyers faster, research more accessible and legal services more efficient. But as AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, legal practitioners are confronting a more difficult question: how can the profession embrace technological transformation without surrendering the human judgment, ethics and accountability that lie at the heart of legal practice?
LIDW 2026| ‘The Arbitrator Is Dead, Long Live the AiBitrator’: RPC and Stephenson Harwood Debate Whether AI Should Replace Human Arbitrators
At a formal LIDW 2026 debate hosted by RPC and Stephenson Harwood, counsel argued both sides of a motion to replace human arbitrators with AI while the Tribunal called the whole question a false binary. The debate on AI arbitrators was more candid surprising than most.