India, Feb. 9 -- A two-day conference of chief justices of High Courts at the National Judicial Academy here focused on building a modern and people-centric judiciary and deliberated on "stale litigations filed by the State", an official statement said.

The event, which concluded on Sunday, was guided by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and senior Supreme Court judges, and discussed ways to institutionalise judicial administration and formulate a National Judicial Policy, it said.

Chief Justices of 25 High Courts took part in the conference. The discussions centred on transitioning judicial governance from a traditional framework to a strategic, data-driven system to help High Courts address contemporary legal challenges while maintain...