Completed in record time, Chandrachud emphasized that the museum was designed to match international standards, not only preserving artifacts but also showcasing the importance of India’s judiciary and high courts in upholding justice and protecting fundamental rights.
NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become significant across various sectors, including the judiciary. In a groundbreaking interaction, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud engaged with an AI-powered lawyer at the inauguration of the National Judicial Museum and Archive (NJMA) at the Supreme Court on Thursday.
During the event, Chandrachud posed a question to the AI lawyer, asking if the death penalty is constitutional in India.
The AI lawyer, dressed in an advocate’s coat, responded, “Yes, the death penalty is constitutional in India. It is reserved for the rarest of rare cases as determined by the Supreme Court, where the crime is exceptionally heinous and warrants such a punishment.” This exchange amused both Chandrachud and the audience of advocates.
Chandrachud, who has been a proponent of integrating AI into judicial processes to aid in “delivering justice,” also shared insights on the planning of the museum.
“This project took nearly a year and a half to conceptualize and plan, with six months dedicated to its actual execution,”
he noted.
Completed in record time, Chandrachud emphasized that the museum was designed to match international standards, not only preserving artifacts but also showcasing the importance of India’s judiciary and high courts in upholding justice and protecting fundamental rights.
Chandrachud, who is set to retire on November 10 as the 50th Chief Justice of India, will be succeeded by Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
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