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CJI tells law schools to lead on legal technology
Times of India··17 Aug
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant told National Law Universities on 16 August that legal education must lead, not merely adapt to, technology. At NLU Jodhpur he said tools reshape contracts and disputes. He asked schools to teach when output can be trusted, when it must be verified, and when human judgment must prevail. Academic integrity belongs in the curriculum.
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What It Means For You
- If you study at an NLU, the Chief Justice said generative AI should be used in class under supervision, not banned, and that you must still verify what it produces.
- Future litigators can note his list of tasks already touched by software: contracts, due diligence, research, evidence management and online dispute resolution.
- Anyone entering chambers next year was told that values, not the tool, should decide how fast justice is allowed to run.
What's Happening
- On 16 August 2026, CJI Surya Kant addressed Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0 at National Law University, Jodhpur.
- He said legal education must anticipate technology rather than adapt after the fact, with justice and human judgment at the core.
- He opposed a total ban on generative AI in classrooms and called for curriculum on academic integrity and responsible use.
Who Was In The Jodhpur Hall
- The conclave theme was Legal Technology and its Roadmap: Positioning Law as a Leader in Legal Technology.
- NLU Jodhpur Vice-Chancellor Prof. Harpreet Kaur hosted; 26 vice-chancellors, High Court judges and students attended the 25th foundation events.
- Kant said change of this nature does not wait for institutional comfort.
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