Utkarsh began his career as a lawyer, practicing in India’s district and high courts. He was deeply committed to front-end justice—advocating for clients and addressing their immediate legal needs. However, he soon realized that front-end efforts, no matter how dedicated, were severely limited by the broken back-end systems of the judiciary. Chronic inefficiencies, outdated workflows, and massive delays in court processes perpetuated systemic injustice, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities. In India, there are currently 50 million criminal cases pending, and it would take 300 years to resolve every case.

In 2024 he co-founded Adalat AI and developed AI-powered tools to address court delays and inefficiencies. These tools can shorten trial times by 30-50% and are already implemented in 20% of India’s courtrooms.

Utkarsh, who has also been advocating for same-sex marriage for years, aims to scale the AI solution to all courtrooms, positively impacting 100 million people every year affected by court delays and backlogs. Furthermore, he plans to expand into countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Bangladesh, which, like India, follow the British judicial system. His goal is to provide services to over 200 million people trapped in litigation across the global south.