Healthy balance needed between technology use and human intervention to enhance justice delivery system experience, says SC judge

Ahmedabad | Monday | 17th January, 2022

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Ahmedabad, Jan 17 (PTI) Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court on Monday called for a healthy balance between the use of technology and human intervention to enhance the experience of the justice delivery system.

He said while technology is the facilitator of change, it is the human mind alone that will remain its driver.

Justice Chandrachud was speaking via video conferencing after virtually inaugurating a "justice clock" that has been set up in Gujarat High Court along with its e-version on its website, as well as an e-court fees system for all the courts in the state.

Gujarat High Court becomes the first in the country to have a "justice clock", which is an outdoor display LED wall within the court premises to display disposal and pendency of cases, etc.

"A healthy balance between the use of technology and human intervention has to be maintained.

Technology, we must understand, is the facilitator of change, but the driver of change has been, is, and must continue to be the human mind.