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PUCAR's work happens in three places right now: building the DRISTI 2.0 stack, shaping how the courts use AI, and the wider collective of contributors who make both possible. Pick a thread below, or scroll through all three.

DRISTI 2.0

Advance the DRISTI 2.0 stack.

Open work on the people-centric courts platform -- some volunteer, some paid (permanent or temporary). This is what’s open right now. About the DRISTI platform →

DevHigh
Paid · Permanent How might we make DRISTI 2.0 work for a litigant on a 2G phone? Own the litigant-facing web experience of the open-source Online Dispute Resolution platform: accessibility-first, multilingual, low-bandwidth.
  • Full-time
  • Remote (India) · quarterly meetups
  • React
  • Accessibility
  • Open source
Deadline 1 Aug 2026Closes 1 Aug 2026
Varun HemachandranPosted byVarun Hemachandran View
DesignModerate
Volunteer How might we make DRISTI 2.0 reflect the litigant's real journey? Interview litigants, lawyers, and court staff to map the real experience of navigating an Indian court, and turn it into insights the ecosystem can act on.
  • 6–8 hrs/week · 3 months
  • Remote (India)
  • Research
  • Interviews
Deadline 30 Sep 2026Closes 30 Sep 2026
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DevLow
Volunteer How might we make court performance visible to everyone in DRISTI 2.0? Help build open dashboards that make court performance legible (pendency, disposal rates, hearing patterns) on top of public judicial data.
  • Flexible · ongoing
  • Remote
  • Open source
  • Data
Deadline 31 Dec 2026Closes 31 Dec 2026
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LegalHigh
Paid · Temporary How might we redesign summons and cause lists around DRISTI 2.0? Work with a partner court to redesign one high-friction process (summons, cause lists, or adjournments) from the litigant's point of view.
  • Full-time · 12 months
  • Hybrid · partner court city
  • Process design
  • Fieldwork
Deadline 15 Aug 2026Closes 15 Aug 2026
Varun HemachandranPosted byVarun Hemachandran View

Public consultation

The Supreme Court wants your views on AI in its courts.

A draft framework for how courts can use AI -- assist, never adjudicate. The collective has been reading it closely: explainers, critiques, and formal submissions, all in one place.

Explore the Supreme Court’s AI policy
— days left to respond by 15 July 2026

Contributors

Find a collaborator.

PUCAR is a collective of 100+ contributors from economics, legal practice, public technology, artificial intelligence, and government. Search by name or role, or filter by organisation.

Abhimanyu TimbadiaAbhimanyu TimbadiaStrategy, Founder’s Office at Alt CarbonSamagra Abhishek RaoAbhishek RaoSenior Consultant at SamagraSamagra Aditi PhadnisAditi PhadnisProduct Lead at PUCARSamagra Aishwariya DixitAishwariya DixitConsultant, DeloitteDeloitte Ajay NandalikeAjay NandalikePartner, Pragati Law ChambersPragati Law Chambers Akshay RoongtaAkshay RoongtaCo-founder, Dots by Ooloi LabsOoloi Labs Anshumanth RaoAnshumanth RaoProduct Manager at PUCAReGov Foundation Ashok Pal SinghAshok Pal SinghStrategic Advisor, Government AffairsEx-Government of India Atul GuptaAtul GuptaTech Consultant, PUCARAgami Bharat ChughBharat ChughAdvocate and Founder, The Chambers of Bharat ChughThe Chambers of Bharat Chugh Bhargavi Zaveri-ShahBhargavi Zaveri-ShahCo-founder and CEO, The ProfesseerXKDR Forum Bhuvanyu GuruBhuvanyu GuruSDET at BeeHyvBeeHyv Chittu NagarajanChittu NagarajanFounder, CREK ODR and Co-founder, ODR.comCREK ODR Deepika KinhalDeepika KinhalCEO, CORDCORD Deeshita SoinDeeshita SoinSenior Associate at SamagraSamagra Devaraj DDevaraj DProduct Manager at IBMSamagra Gaurav GoelGaurav GoelFounder and CEO, SamagraSamagra Jeevika ShivJeevika ShivThematic Lead, Feminist Movements and Leadership, UN WomenUN Women Kailash NadhKailash NadhCTO, ZerodhaZerodha Kanchan GuptaKanchan GuptaCo-founder, CADRE ODRCADRE Keerthana MedarametlaKeerthana MedarametlaSenior Curator, AgamiAgami Kesava MoorthyKesava MoorthyCo-founder and CTO, ADReS NowADResNow Kunal AhirwarKunal AhirwarHead of Product, Finarkein AnalyticsSahamati Kuncharam Sravani ReddyKuncharam Sravani ReddyConsultant, DeloitteDeloitte Madhav PudipeddiMadhav PudipeddiJustActJustAct Manimaaran SooriamoorthyManimaaran SooriamoorthyTech Lead Manish SrivastavaManish SrivastavaCEO, AI CoE for Sustainable Cities (Airawat, IIT Kanpur)eGov Foundation Mehul SehgalMehul SehgalProgram Lead, PUCARSamagra Mohammed Anas AhmedMohammed Anas AhmedAssistant Manager, FlipkartSamagra Mugdha MohapatraMugdha MohapatraResearcher (ex XKDR Forum), MPP candidateXKDR Forum Muhammed Sawad P.MMuhammed Sawad P.ML1 Engineer Nandakumar C. K.Nandakumar C. K.Senior Advocate, High Court of KarnatakaLaw Chambers of C. K. Nandakumar Nikhil NadigerNikhil NadigerCo-founder, theStaffRoomSamagra Nitin KashyapNitin KashyapProduct Leader (ex Krutrim, Google)Samagra Pavithra ManivannanPavithra ManivannanResearch Lead, XKDR ForumXKDR Forum Piyush TewariPiyush TewariFounder and CEO, SaveLIFE FoundationSaveLIFE Foundation Pramod RaoPramod RaoFormer Executive Director, SEBIEx-SEBI Pramod VarmaPramod VarmaCo-founder and Chief Architect, Networks for HumanityNetworks for Humanity Priya WatwaniPriya WatwaniHuman Rights Lawyer; MPP candidate, LSEiProbono Priyanka YadavPriyanka YadavDirector, DeloitteDeloitte Rahul KulkarniRahul KulkarniCo-founder and Chief Technologist, DoNewSamagra Rahul MatthanRahul MatthanPartner, TrilegalTrilegal Rajeesh MenonRajeesh MenonFounder and CEO, RubiXBeckn Rajendran Nair KarakulamRajendran Nair KarakulamFounder and Director, Karakulam ConsultingPresolv360 Rajesh CherukumalliRajesh CherukumalliLead QA Engineer, BeeHyvBeeHyv Rajneesh JaswalRajneesh JaswalCo-founder and CEO, CADRE ODRCADRE Ramu KandimallaRamu KandimallaTechnical Project Manager, BeeHyvBeeHyv Rangin Pallav TripathyRangin Pallav TripathyProfessor of Law, National Law University OdishaNLU Odisha Ravi PrakashRavi PrakashHead of Architecture and Technology Ecosystem, Beckn LabsBeckn Sarfraz AlamSarfraz AlamSenior Software Engineer, Info Edge Sarika RastogiSarika RastogiProgram Director, CSR Strategic Projects, GenpactGenpact Satyam TharejaSatyam TharejaAdvocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of IndiaTNC Sayak MukherjeeSayak MukherjeeSoftware Developer, SamaSama Shiv Kumar SareenShiv Kumar SareenFormer GM and Chief Compliance Officer, Bank of IndiaIndia Post Payments Bank Shraddha PaghdarShraddha PaghdarTech Lead, SamaSama Shreyashi SoniShreyashi SoniSamagraSamagra Shweta DevganShweta DevganChief Compliance and Policy Officer, CORDCORD Siddarth RamanSiddarth RamanCTO, The Professeer; Researcher, XKDR ForumXKDR Forum Subbaiah K GSubbaiah K GHead of Product, CADRE ODRCADRE Subhashini SrinivasanSubhashini SrinivasanSenior Technical Architect, eGov FoundationeGov Foundation Supriya SankaranSupriya SankaranCo-founder, Agami and PUCARAgami Suresh UnnikrishnanSuresh UnnikrishnanVice President, SamagraSamagra Surya Prakash B SSurya Prakash B SFellow and Programme Director, DAKSHDAKSH Susan ThomasSusan ThomasSenior Fellow, XKDR ForumXKDR Forum Susmita BeheraSusmita BeheraTechnical Project Manager, BeeHyvBeeHyv Swathi SukumarSwathi SukumarSenior Advocate, Delhi High CourtiProbono Tahera BharmalTahera BharmalProduct Manager, eGov FoundationeGov Foundation Tanmay BhatejaTanmay BhatejaSenior Associate at SamagraSamagra Trishal KumarTrishal KumarSenior Consultant, DeloitteDeloitte Unmesh KulkarniUnmesh KulkarniFounder Member, Oceanic CirclesOceanic Circles Vamsi MadhavVamsi MadhavCEO, Finvu Account AggregatorSahamati Varun BasuVarun BasuVP, Growth and Partnerships, eGov FoundationeGov Foundation Varun HemachandranVarun HemachandranSenior Curator, PUCARAgami Vijaykarthick TVijaykarthick TSenior Key Accounts Manager, Shriram Life InsuranceJustAct Vikas MahendraVikas MahendraCo-founder, CORD; Joint Secretary, Arbitration Bar of IndiaCORD Vinay MahendraVinay MahendraCo-founder, CORDCORD Vishwam JindalVishwam JindalCEO, WebnyayWebnyay Yashna JhambYashna JhambCo-founder, DotsOoloi Labs