CJI Surya Kant: Tech must amplify human judgment, not replace it

• CJI Surya Kant stated that technology should amplify human judgment, not replace it, during a symposium in Cuttack.
• He emphasized the need to strengthen judicial infrastructure to reduce case pendency, which clogs all levels of the judicial system.
• Justice Kant cautioned against naive optimism regarding technology, citing concerns like deep fakes and digital arrests, stressing that reform must be inclusive.
• He highlighted that a system where the executive, legislature, and judiciary are not in harmony hinders the rule of law and timely justice.

Why It Matters: CJI stresses technology should amplify human judgment in justice, not replace it.