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In a move to modernise the legal landscape while safeguarding judicial integrity, the Supreme Court released draft ‘Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in courts’ which contain a list of permissible and forbidden usage, stating that ‘no judicial outcome shall be reached through Algorithmic Decision-Making alone’.
Inviting comments and suggestions from stakeholders and the general public by June 20, the Artificial Intelligence Committee of the Supreme Court provides for allowing AI tools in ‘case management (including identification of defects in new filings), cause list preparation, hearing scheduling and docket prioritisation’.
The draft regulations for use of AI in courts ‘shall apply to the use, deployment, or integration of AI in any judicial, adjudicatory or administrative function of the Supreme Court of India, high courts, and all courts including the Tribunals and statutory Commissions performing adjudicatory functions, within the territory of India’.
The necessity for such a regulatory framework has become increasingly evident as the top court and several high courts have raised concerns about the misuse of AI tools, which sometimes produce non-existent case laws that have even influenced actual judgments.
