Inaugurating the West Zone Regional Conference on Saturday, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant urged the judiciary to consciously prune "excessive legal jargon" that creates a distance between justice and its stakeholders, asserting that judgments must be written in clear and accessible language.

Delivering the keynote address, the CJI warned that justice, if "unreadable or obscure," risks losing its meaning for the very people it seeks to serve. He emphasized that judgments are not merely "academic analyses" but authoritative statements determining rights and obligations; when they vary widely in structure or language, their essence becomes difficult for citizens to grasp.

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To illustrate the disconnect caused by complex legal writing, the Chie

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