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litigation AI access to justice wellbeing LegalTechTalk 2026

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.

Op Eds OP. ED.

Judicial Innovation and Digital Divide: Promoting Access to Justice amidst Rising Inequality

by Shubham Pandey* and Dr Uday Shankar**

Case Briefs High Courts

Can plea of poor internet connectivity be entertained if it deprives a student of his entitlement to take admission? Madras High Court directs State to compensate

Digitization is the road ahead. It should lead to empowerment and not deprivation. The “ifs” haunt me. What can the court do in such circumstances when the student is not at fault?

Case Briefs Supreme Court

CoWIN| Vaccination policy exclusively relying on a digital portal? Chances of universal immunization look grim: SC

“It may not be feasible to require the majority of our population to rely on friends/NGOs for digital registrations over CoWIN, when even the digitally literate are finding it hard to procure vaccination slots.”