New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Thursday (November 7) inaugurated the National Judicial Museum and Archive at the Supreme Court and he interacted with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) lawyer after the inauguration ceremony.
CJI Chandrachud interacted with the AI lawyer in presence of the other apex court Judges, including next Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and asked the AI lawyer, “Is the death penalty constitutional in India?”
Yes, death penalty is constitutional in India, AI lawyer told CJI Chandrachud
The AI lawyer told the CJI, “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.”
Response of AI lawyer left CJI Chandrachud visibly impressed
The response of the spectacled AI lawyer, wearing an advocate bow tie and coat, left CJI Chandrachud visibly impressed.
CJI Chandrachud, speaking on the occasion, said that the new museum is not judge-centric and it reflects the ethos of the Supreme Court and wished that it becomes an interactive space for the younger generation.
“You want to have younger children from schools and colleges, citizens who are not necessarily lawyers and judges to come here and breathe the air we breathe every day in the court to bring a live experience to them of the importance of the rule of law and the work which all of us as judges and lawyers do,” CJI Chandrachud said.
Am sure that we will be able to get more and more people here: CJI Chandrachud
“It has segments that we saw on the Constitutional Assembly, those who framed the Constitution… the members of the Bar who contributed with their fearless advocacy to making the Court what it is today. And I am sure that we will be able to get more and more people here. I request all the members of the Bar to come and see the museum. Immediately, I hope in the next week, my successor will also open up the space for the younger generation so that they can breathe the life of justice that we breathe every day,” the CJI added, NDTV reported.
