Open Access Research Article
AI AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SERVICES
Abstract
India's
justice delivery system faces a crisis of scale. With approximately 56 million
cases pending before the Indian judicial system, persistent judicial vacancies,
low judge-to-population ratio, infrastructural deficits, prohibitive litigation
costs, inadequate rural accessibility, frequent adjournments, inordinate
delays, and cumbersome appeals makes the constitutional promise of equal judicial
access largely unfulfilled for a significant population in India. Against this background,
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to emerge as a
transformative tool capable of strengthening judicial efficiency and bridging gaps
in justice delivery system. This article adopts a socio-legal research
methodology to critically examine whether AI can improve access to justice in
India without compromising our constitutional values, procedural fairness,
transparency, and accountability. Drawing upon constitutional provisions,
judicial decisions, government initiatives such as the e-Courts Mission Mode
Project, SUPACE, and SUVAS, along with comparative international frameworks,
the article explores the opportunities and risks associated with AI all while
assessing its legal, ethical, and socio-economic dimensions, algorithmic bias, problems
associated with data privacy, and the risk of amplifying India's digital
divide. The study explores the central question of whether AI can bridge India's
justice gap without compromising constitutional mandates. It concludes that AI
holds a remarkable potential to supplement judicial administration, but its usage
must be governed by robust regulatory frameworks, independent oversight
mechanisms, and strong commitment to human judicial reasoning as the ultimate
arbiter of rights.
Published Paper
Author Details
Authors: ANJANNA KRegistration ID: 1013440 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13440Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, IndiaPage No.: 2146-2162
Article Information
AI AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SERVICES
Authors: ANJANNA K
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Volume 3
- Issue 7
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International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis
- AbbreviationIJLRA
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