Archive · 12 Oct 2026
ASBM University Symposium Examines AI’s Future Role in Justice
ASBM University held a meeting about how artificial intelligence could affect the justice system.
Speakers said AI can help people, but it should not replace human judgment.
They warned that computer systems can hide how they make decisions and may repeat unfair patterns in their data.
They also raised concerns about privacy and equal access to justice.
One speaker cautioned that relying too much on AI could make people less able to think for themselves.
The speakers noted that technology is changing legal work through digitisation, live-streaming and automated research.
Haldia Law College won the national moot court competition, and Birla School of Law came second.
Rara Kar of FM University was named Best Mooter.
ASBM University hosted its 6th Law Symposium on AI and the future of justice in Bhubaneswar.
Founder-President Biswajeet Pattanayak said AI should support human capability, while people retain moral and constitutional authority.
Speakers raised concerns about algorithmic bias, transparency, privacy and the gap between fast-moving technology and slower legal frameworks.
Justice Ananga Kumar Patnaik warned that over-reliance on AI could weaken independent thinking and human judgment.
Haldia Law College won the national moot court competition; Birla School of Law was runner-up, and Rara Kar was named Best Mooter.
- Who
- ASBM University hosted the symposium, with legal and academic speakers including Biswajeet Pattanayak, K Vidyullatha Reddy, Justice B N Srikrishna and Justice Ananga Kumar Patnaik.
- What
- The 6th Law Symposium considered the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in justice; its closing ceremony also recognized winners of a national moot court competition.
- When
- The article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- The symposium examined how AI is changing justice and how to address ethical, constitutional and practical challenges.
AI as a useful aid
Human judgment and rights must prevail
AI’s role in legal work
AI as a useful aid
AI can augment human capability and support legal research and other justice-system processes.
Human judgment and rights must prevail
Over-reliance on AI may weaken independent thinking and human judgment, while opaque systems can reproduce bias.
Technology and justice safeguards
AI as a useful aid
Digitisation, live-streaming and automated legal research are transforming the justice system.
Human judgment and rights must prevail
Speakers stressed that transparency, privacy, constitutional rights and equitable access must be protected as technology advances.
- Event
- 6th Law Symposium
- Theme
- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Justice: Issues and Challenges
- Host
- ASBM University
- Founder-President
- Biswajeet Pattanayak
- Moot court winner
- Haldia Law College, West Bengal
- Runner-up
- Birla School of Law
- Best Mooter
- Rara Kar of FM University