CJI DY Chandrachud: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday at the American Bar Association (ABA) India Conference has expressed concern about the increasing trust of people on social media. CJI DY Chandrachud said that in the era of false news, truth has become a victim. He said that with the spread of social media, the situation in today’s time has become such that sometimes whatever is said or heard can never be confirmed on logical grounds.

people lack patience

CJI Chandrachud at the American Bar Association India Conference 4884 Law in the Age of Globalization: Convergence of India and West was speaking on the subject. He said that we live in an era where people lack patience and their tolerance has reduced. The CJI said that in the era of social media, if they do not like your words, then they start trolling you.

Truth has become a victim in the era of false news

CJI DY Chandrachud spoke on various issues including technology and its use by the judiciary especially during the Corona pandemic, issues facing the judicial profession and more women judges. The CJI said that in the era of false news, truth has become a victim. He said that with the spread of social media, what is said to be a seed actually germinates into a whole theory, which can never be tested on the touchstone of rational science. DY Chandrachud said that the Indian Constitution is a prime example of globalization and it predates our entry into the era of globalization.

Video conference decentralizes justice

Justice DY Chandrachud said that when the constitution was drafted, its makers probably had no idea in which direction humanity would evolve. He said that we did not have the idea of ​​privacy because there was no internet then. We definitely didn’t have social media. DY Chandrachud said that as a judge, we are not an exception to the things that you do. You face the danger of being trolled by someone who does not share your point of view. Justice Chandrachud said that during the Corona epidemic, the Indian judiciary started video conference well and then extended its scope to all courts. He said that the video conference started due to the pandemic has led to the decentralization of justice and I think this decentralization of justice is an important paradigm to increase the reach of justice.

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Sat, Mar 4, 2023, 7: 17 AM IST