Development in law and use of technology: relevance for judge's research

Abstract

The Judiciary is one of the institutions on which rests the noble edifice of democracy and rule of law. Indian Judiciary has an impressive record. There was a time when law was undoubtedly considered to be manifestation of will of the dominant social class, determined by economic and political motives. A judge is now more conscious of the felt necessities of time. This in turn has increased the burden as well as the responsibility of a judge to look into different matters originating from the case as well as from the new developments. This again realizes the judges of continued introspection and research in to the developing new issues and modern techniques. For giving accurate decisions in the matters where new developments are taking place, there is need for the judge to make research for better understanding of the new developments of law. If the research is carried on by judges for the purpose of decision making then technique can be of a great help. The technology can be helpful in easy accessibility to judgments of various courts which in turn will help in checking up inconsistent decisions by different courts.