‘Justice Unplugged 2026’: extending learning beyond the classroom

‘Justice Unplugged 2026’, a joint initiative of The Hindu and VIT, Chennai, was held on Saturday (February 28, 2026) in New Delhi. Experts and practitioners in the legal field discussed topics ranging from legal education and technology to constitutional thinking and enhancing legal access.

The guests at the inaugural included Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court; Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior advocate and G. Viswanathan, founder and chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT).

“We are in a country where we do not allow the provisions of the Constitution to influence our personal behaviour,” said S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and now a senior advocate of the Supreme Court.

“The mob is not something that should inform a judgment,” Senior Advocate Karuna Nundy said talking about constitutional morality, cautioning that majoritarian sentiment cannot override constitutional guarantees.

More than two years after a sign language interpreter assisted a hearing impaired lawyer during Supreme Court proceedings for the first time, accessibility in courtrooms remains inconsistent and difficult to secure, say Advocate-on-Record Sanchita Ain and advocate Sarah Sunny while talking about accessibility in courts.