SRINAGAR: Hammad Altaf Hafiz, a fifth-semester BA LLB student at the University of Kashmir’s School of Law, has won the ILTN × Vibecode Law’s Vibethon 2026 with CourtSync, a legal-technology platform designed to help lawyers track cases, monitor court proceedings and manage hearing schedules.
Hafiz received a cash prize of Rs 75,000 and an internship at Trilegal, one of India’s prominent law firms, for developing the platform, which seeks to reduce the time lawyers spend manually checking court websites for case updates and hearing dates.
CourtSync is designed to make litigation management more organised by automating routine tasks associated with tracking cases and keeping lawyers informed about developments in matters listed before courts. The platform is accessible through an installable web application and a Telegram bot, allowing users to receive updates and notifications through different interfaces.
One key feature is automated case tracking, which periodically checks court websites for changes in case status, new information, and revised hearing dates. The system is intended to reduce the need for lawyers and their staff to repeatedly visit court portals to check whether any developments have occurred in their cases.
The platform also provides daily hearing notifications to help lawyers plan their work. Morning alerts list cases scheduled for the day, while evening notifications provide details of matters listed for the following day, allowing lawyers to prepare in advance.
CourtSync additionally monitors live High Court display boards, enabling lawyers to follow the progress of listed matters and receive notifications when their cases are approaching a hearing. This feature is intended to help lawyers keep track of proceedings as court schedules progress during the day.
The availability of both a Telegram bot and an installable web application gives users flexibility in accessing the service. While the bot provides updates and notifications through Telegram, the web application offers a dedicated interface for case tracking.
The platform has already been put to use by a law firm based in Srinagar, providing an early indication of its practical application in legal practice.
The project brings together law and technology to address a routine but time-consuming aspect of litigation: keeping track of multiple cases, their changing status and the schedules on which they are listed. By automating these tasks, CourtSync aims to help lawyers spend less time on repetitive monitoring and more time preparing for proceedings and attending to their clients.
The School of Law, University of Kashmir, congratulated Hafiz on the achievement, describing it as a reflection of his innovation, dedication and interest in exploring the intersection of law and technology. It also expressed hope that his success would encourage other students to pursue innovation and excellence.
Hafiz’s achievement highlights the potential for law students to develop technology-based solutions to practical problems in the legal profession, even while pursuing their formal legal education.
