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Kerala High Court Bars AI-Driven Legal Reasoning in District Courts

The policy enforces strict oversight through approved AI tools to ensure they serve solely as administrative aids.

Overview

  • The policy bars all AI tools—including ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Deepseek—from being used to issue findings, reliefs, orders or judgments in district courts.
  • It permits limited AI use for tasks such as document review and translation under continuous human supervision.
  • Courts must maintain detailed audit trails logging the names of AI tools used and the human verification procedures applied.
  • All district court judges, staff, interns and law clerks are required to complete training on the ethical, legal and technical aspects of AI and to report any tool errors.
  • Any breach of the policy may lead to disciplinary action under prevailing judicial rules.