CJI DY Chandrachud

Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud-led bench heard pleas,  including one seeking to simplify the legal process for child adoption in India. He said the petitioners have said this process has virtually come to a standstill.

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, on August 15, Independence Day, announced to expand the Supreme Court (SC) buildings. Addressing the audience at the Independence Day event at the Red Fort, the CJI said, "new building will have 27 additional courtrooms, 4 registrar courtrooms and adequate facilities for lawyers and litigants." He further said, "Some demolition of the existing building will take place to create 12 additional… read-more

In a relief to lawyers. the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that lawyers are free to appear virtually. The decision was taken amid the rising number of Novel Coronavirus. On April 5, the CJI Chandrachud said, "We saw newspaper reports on rising COVID cases. Lawyers can use hybrid mode. If you choose to appear online, we will hear you."

At a first, the Supreme Court used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology to transcribe its proceedings. On February 21, the Top Court started live transcription service of a court hearing for a trial during the hearing of a case of Maharashtra political crisis. The service was used in the courtroom of CJI DY Chandrachud. AI has been a transforming process powered by Natural Language Processing.