Overview
- At a Jabalpur seminar on Saturday, the Chief Justice of India launched the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s new digital platforms with the Union law minister, the state chief minister and several Supreme Court judges in attendance.
- CJI Surya Kant said technology and AI are the only effective answer to wasted court time and urged courts to function like hospitals that work round the clock to give immediate relief.
- He said the Supreme Court has formed a committee to oversee its technology systems and another to study AI for faster case disposal, with details on their work to be released soon.
- Officials said the rollout includes live streaming of courtrooms through CLASS, a new High Court portal, an AI-enabled data system called Pratham, certified e-copies of orders, e-summons and tools to speed up bail decisions.
- The CJI pressed for simple software and local paralegal training so rural users can access services, while Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal backed a pan‑India rollout and praised sign language‑based proceedings as a step toward inclusion.