Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday (September 4, 2026) highlighted the importance of the role of the judiciary in constructing coordinated bilateral cooperation and enhancing bilateral ties during the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum.
Speaking at the summit, he also proposed the building of a common platform for arbitration and mediation to tackle commercial disputes. The bilateral discussions took place around the issues of MoUs for judicial cooperation to strengthen relations between countries, the importance of mediation and arbitration in resolving business and corporate disputes and creating a healthy environment for commercial activities between nations. Besides highlighting the importance of the role of the judiciary in constructing coordinated bilateral cooperation and enhancing bilateral ties, the CJI also proposed the building of a common platform for arbitration and mediation to tackle commercial disputes. CJI Kant held discussions with the judicial delegations on the exchange of best legal practices from different countries, the need for bilateral conferences on laws on contemporary issues, technology advancement integration for increasing the efficiency of the judiciary, especially through AI integration, and enhancing people-to-people ties through expeditious judicial processes. The CJI also met all the delegates from the member states and partner countries and held several other bilateral meetings with the representatives of the member and partner countries. Judicial leaders representing Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and UAE, along with partner countries including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan are attending this three-day meet. On the second day, heads of delegations from BRICS member states and partner countries will address the forum and share their perspectives on issues of common interest to judicial institutions.
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 4, 2026) held the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum here which was attended by chief justices, presidents of supreme courts and senior judicial leaders from BRICS member states and partner countries.
