Is the Indian justice system too slow? Does it not move with remarkable speed when there is some urgency demonstrated? Is there a risk that the pendency of cases could lead to paralysis of the system? Is the rule of law an illusion that would be difficult to sustain through the 21st century? How will India tackle the arrears created before and during the Covid-19 period, which have given rise to the phrase ‘pendency pandemic’ used to describe the cases that are pending in India’s courts. Eminent luminaries from the bar and bench will discuss each of these questions in order to shed light upon India’s future plans, its upcoming e-court systems, the increasing footprint of online hearings and the potential for artificial intelligence to assist India’s machinery of justice. What adequate measures should be taken at this stage to stop increasing the caseload and to deal with the pending cases? Are there simple solutions for the system to expedite criminal and commercial cases? What do they have in common?