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By Online Bureau | ETLegalWorld
Updated On May 27, 2025 at 09:21 AM IST
BITS Law School, a legal institution established under the aegis of BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence, in collaboration with PanScience Innovations, has launched PALETTE Centre — a centre dedicated to integrating artificial intelligence and emerging technologies into legal education, practice, and judicial processes powered by Nyaay AI (a venture of PanScience Innovations).
The launch was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi, in the presence of some of India’s most eminent legal minds — including Former Chief Justice of India, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, who delivered the Presidential address, and Attorney-General of India, R. Venkataramani, who acted as the guest of honour. Their presence signified a strong endorsement of PALETTE Centre’s mission to transform India’s legal landscape through technology and innovation.
The event was led by Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Bharadwaj, Founding Dean of BITS Law School, and Dr. Anshul V. Pandey, Founder & Chairman of PanScience Innovations. PALETTE — short for Professional Advancement in Law through Executive Training & Technical Education — will serve as a hub to build AI readiness across India’s legal system.
The centre will offer AI tools and hands-on training in AI-powered legal research, case classification, document review, and courtroom automation, with a strong emphasis on capacity building for lawyers, judges, judicial staff, and law students.
Justice D.Y Chandrachud, delivering the Presidential address, stressed: Lawyers today must not only interpret statutes but also understand how AI systems arrive at their recommendations.
A major highlight of the event was the live demonstration of Nyaay AI — a suite of tools developed by PanScience Innovations — featuring automated case summarisation, document classification, and predictive judgment analysis. These technologies are designed to revolutionise how AI is used across law firms, policy-making bodies, and in-house legal departments.
Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Bharadwaj observed: Legacy firms, boutique practices, and in-house corporate legal teams are emerging as early adopters of AI in a deeply protocol-driven system. With High Court judges managing 5,000–15,000 cases and an average clearing time of five years, the shift to legal-tech is both timely and necessary.
Dr. Anshul V. Pandey added: AI is not here to replace human judgment but to augment it. Through the PALETTE Centre, we aim to make justice faster, smarter, and more accessible.