CJI Surya Kant suggests tech reforms for Bhutan judiciary, offers internship to students

NEW DELHI: (Mar 5) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday batted for technology-driven reforms in the judicial system of Bhutan, and said access to justice depended critically on the optimum utilisation of technological advancements.

Delivering a keynote address at the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimphu on ‘Access to Justice in the 21st Century: Technology, Legal Aid and People Centred Courts’, CJI Kant also said that he had conveyed to Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay that the Supreme Court of India, along with the high courts, would be delighted to offer internship opportunities to Bhutanese students.

“Let us remember that technology is merely the modern vessel in this era, and our task is to ensure that while the tools of the 21st century are sophisticated, they remain as humble and accessible as the tongue of the people.