| Intelligence, says Justice Alok Jain, judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh University | | |  Early Times Report
CHANDIGARH, Sept 26: A team from Christ University won the three-day 'Juris Nexus 2026', India's biggest International Moot Court Competition on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), hosted by Chandigarh University from 24 September to 26 September with participation of 112 teams from 20 States and six countries.
The dignitaries who graced the valedictory session of the 'Juris Nexus 2026' was graced the dignitaries including the chief guest Justice Alok Jain, judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Advocate Pawan Kumar Mutneja Advocate General Haryana, Dr Balram K Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court and former Director, National Judicial Academy and Director (Academics) Chandigarh Judicial Academy, , Prof (Dr) SS Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University and Dr Nitin Malik, Registrar, Gujrat National Law University.
The Christ University's team, comprising of Aditi Shashikumar, Vaishnavi Alva and Sharadhi S Rao, secured first position to win Rs 1 lakh prize of 'Juris Nexus 2026'. The Regional Centre of Panjab University, Ludhiana, team, comprising of Gunitinder Kaur, Harveen Kaur and Neha, emerged as the runners-up team to win a prize of Rs 50 thousand. While Bharati Vidyapeeth University's Law Students won Best Researcher Award, Maharashtra National Law University Pune students won Best Mooter Award and Saveetha School of Law won Best Memorial award.
In his keynote address on the occasion, the chief guest Justice Alok Jain, judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court said, "Technology is changing the legal profession and law students must learn to use every tool available. Let AI assist your mind, make you faster and more efficient but never let it replace your mind. The real learning lies in developing a mind that knows what to ask, why to ask it and what significance the answer would have. Information is not knowledge. AI may tell you what the law is, but understanding why that law exists how it has evolved and how it applies to human situations is something you have to develop yourself. With digitalisation, the nature of crime has also changed, with cybercrimes and technology-driven offences creating new legal challenges. At the same time keep the student in yourself alive."
"Law teaches you many things, but some lessons cannot be taught by textbooks or classrooms. They come through practice, experience and sometimes mistakes. As entering the profession, the lawyers should remember that your responsibility is not merely to win a case, it is to assist the court in arriving at the correct decision. Ethics means knowing what we ought to do when we have an option of doing otherwise. If a judgment goes against your case or has been overruled, it is your duty to bring it to the knowledge of the court and then explain why it may not apply to your facts. You may lose that case, but you will earn the trust of the court. Reputation is built through hundreds of small things we do every day. People rarely come to a lawyer in happy times, so compassion, kindness and the ability to listen are essential,". |
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