The event, called Juris Nexus 2026, is organized around legal questions raised by AI and digital technologies. Its 112 teams represent 13 national law universities, 27 state universities and 67 private higher-education institutions. Participants are also coming from the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal and South Africa.
At the opening, former Supreme Court judge Rajesh Bindal warned that lawyers must not rely on AI outputs without checking them, citing the risk of fabricated case references when systems lack reliable information. Punjab State Human Rights Commission chair Sant Parkash said technology may assist judicial work but final decisions on rights and justice must remain a human responsibility.
The program also examines ownership of material generated by AI and how intellectual-property law should balance creators’ protection with technological development. The competition runs for three days and uses simulated court proceedings to test students’ legal arguments.