Economic, linguistic barriers pose obstacles to poor in accessing courts, legal education: CJI

India Chief Justice Bravai said that on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, geographical, economic and language barriers act as challenging obstacles of marginal and vulnerable citizens in access to courts and legal education.

“In many parts of the country, the nearest court or law is a gap of justice for those living in rural and remote areas, which cannot be reached physically,” the Chief Justice Gavai said in his speech in his first professor NR Madhava Menon Monument Lesson for ‘Legal and Justice Education @2047: 100 years of independence’.

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According to the senior norm, Justice of India, the next chief justice of India, said that compassion and conscience should manage the justice administration.

Just give algorithms to plan trials, but allow compassion to organize operations. Let the software find a precedent, but let the conscience find this ratio. The machine may help in 2047, but people should answer, ”Justice Kant said.

Head Justice Gavai said that linguistic exclusion and economic disadvantage lead to constant alienation and marginalization.

Chief Justice Gavai, “linguistic exclusion, the most familiar languages ​​of the people who are not familiar with the education and processes of education and transactions continued to alienation. If the law will really be a means of strengthening, it is essential to dismantle these obstacles,” he said.

Justice Kant said that 2047 lawyer should be fluent in two languages ​​- “Language of the Law and the Language of the People”.

Chief Justice said that legal education should be redesigned and expanded by using technology to encourage education in regional languages, strengthen judicial assistance and create ways for first generation learners.