Overview
- The Supreme Court, which sat Tuesday, asked the Bar Council of India to form a committee of experts to examine the use of AI in court work.
- The bench said any decision that relies on non-existent, AI-generated judgments is misconduct that carries legal consequences.
- The court signaled it will frame guidelines to regulate how judges and lawyers use AI in drafting orders and petitions, not a blanket ban, and may draw on a court research white paper and E-Committee work.
- The bench issued notices to the Attorney General and Solicitor General, appointed Shyam Divan as amicus, and asked the Attorney General to consult the IT ministry before the May 26 hearing.
- The push follows an Andhra Pradesh trial-court order and an NCLT Mumbai order that cited fake Supreme Court cases produced by AI.