New Delhi, March 21 -- Former Supreme Court judge Mukundakam Sharma has urged urgent reforms to align laws with the country's evolving economic and digital realities, amid the dual pressures of globalisation and rapid technological change on India's legal system.

At the 2nd Bharat Legal Conclave, held under the theme 'Aligning India's Legal Ecosystem with Global Standards and Digital Landscape', Justice Sharma outlined the need for a legal framework that is adaptive, efficient, and consistent with global standards.

He highlighted the inherent tension between India's constitutional identity as a socialist state and its transition towards a liberalised, open-market economy.

Justice Sharma noted that while a socialist framework implies a ...