Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud participated in the 60th convocation ceremony at IIT Madras on July 22. Addressing the convocation ceremony, CJI DY Chandrachud emphasised how developing technologies has helped the judicial process, especially women. He said that law and technological developments share a dialectic relationship. “It is often said that technology develops at a speed which the law cannot keep up with. This may seem true in the heat of the moment, but if we take a step back, our history is a testament to the fact that law and technological developments share a dialectic relationship. They speak to one another constantly, each one pushing the other forward…Today, videoconferencing technology has transformed the way we communicate and work…” the CJI said. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court introduced virtual hearings, which to date allow litigants and lawyers from outside Delhi to appear before the Supreme Court. Courts across India held as many as 43 million hearings. These millions of hearings made us quickly realise how virtual hearings helped female lawyers who otherwise face difficulties appearing physically in court due to the gender demands of domestic work and caregiving,” he added.