Chief Justice Surya Kant didn’t just inaugurate a High Court bench in Leh; he made a promise: justice shouldn’t require climbing mountains. At 3,500 metres, this isn’t just India’s highest court; it’s a symbol of how access to justice is being redefined. For decades, Ladakhis faced impossible travel, crushing costs, and bureaucratic hurdles just to file a case. Now, with tech-backed hearings and legal aid as a right (not a favour), the system is finally bending towards the people. The real test? Whether this bench doesn’t just ‘arrive’; but takes root. Because justice, as the CJI put it, begins not in courtrooms… but at the litigant’s door.