New Delhi: Artificial intelligence and digital tools should only be used as supporting tools and should not be allowed to bypass judicial reasoning, Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal said on Sunday.
Justice Bindall also raised concerns about the use of open source platforms and potential risks to data confidentiality, a press release from the Supreme Court’s Cyber Commission said.
He made the remarks while chairing a working session during the two-day national conference on ‘Reengineering Judicial Processes and Digital Transformation’, organized by the Supreme Court e-Committee from April 11 to 12 in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Government of India.
The statement said that the conference was divided into five working sessions over two days, each of which dealt with the critical dimensions of technological integration and re-engineering judicial processes.
Judge Bindal, who chaired the fourth working edition on the second day of the conference, stressed the role of technology as an assistant and not a substitute. The statement said that artificial intelligence and digital tools should be used as supporting tools and should not be allowed to bypass judicial reasoning.
Supreme Court judge Justice JK Maheshwari delivered the valedictory address highlighting the importance of continued judicial reforms and technological advancement in the justice delivery system.
The fifth working session, which highlighted key technological developments in the judiciary by various high courts, was chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta.
According to the statement, the conference was honored by senior judges of the Supreme Court, chief justices and judges of various high courts, which witnessed broad participation from central project coordinators and members of information technology committees in the relevant high courts.
The statement added that on the first day of the conference, three sessions were held during which experts and stakeholders participated in discussions on various aspects of using technology in the justice system and transforming judicial processes.
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