# CJI Surya Kant: Laws alone won’t ensure justice, citizens must feel heard 2026-08-08T20:43:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Saturday that merely making laws will not ensure justice reaches ordinary citizens. He was speaking in Indore at the inauguration of a two-day West Zone Regional Conference on 'Enhancing Access to Justice', organised by NALSA, the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, and the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The CJI said an ordinary citizen's experience of justice begins much earlier than relief or compensation, and the system must ensure the person feels heard and respected. He called for legal services to be a daily practice rooted in dialogue, dignity and inclusion, and cited Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar's direct connection with farmers, widows and traders as a model. He stressed that local problems, like tribal families in Madhya Pradesh or migrant workers in Gujarat, need local solutions. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Tags: Access to justice, CJI Surya Kant, dialogue, legal aid, Madhya Pradesh, NALSA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cji-surya-kant-laws-alone-wont-ensure-justice-citizens-must-feel-heard/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cji-surya-kant-laws-alone-wont-ensure-justice-citizens-must-feel-heard/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.