Overview
- India’s solicitor general launched The Bench, the Bar and the Bizarre and The Lawful and the Awful at Bharat Mandapam on Sunday in New Delhi.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant praised the volumes as richly researched and funny, saying they read like a courtroom drama that slips into a stand-up set.
- Tushar Mehta said the anecdotes are true and sourced from foreign courts, explaining he left out Indian cases, judges, and judgments while he continues to practice.
- Speakers highlighted technology themes, including AI “hallucinations” in filings and rulings, where chatbots can invent cases or citations that mislead courts.
- Home Minister Amit Shah and Attorney General R Venkataramani also lauded the books, a public show of support that may encourage frank talk on tech and the human side of justice.