New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) — The Supreme Court has taken serious notice of a trial court’s alleged reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated, “non‑existent and fake” judgments in deciding a civil property dispute, saying such conduct strikes at the integrity of the adjudicatory process and may amount to misconduct. A two‑judge bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the matter raised “considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits of the case, but about the process of adjudication and determination.”
The case reached the apex court by way of a special leave petition (SLP) challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment that had upheld a trial court order in a suit for injunction. During the suit, the trial court appointed an Advocate Commissioner to record the property’s physical features; the defendants (petitioners before the Supreme Court) objected to the Commissioner’s report, but the trial court rejected those objections while citing several Supreme Court precedents.
Before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the petitioners alleged that many of the judgments relied upon by the trial court were “non‑existent and fake orders.” The AP High Court acknowledged that some cited decisions appeared to be AI‑generated and issued a caution, but went on to decide the matter on its merits and dismissed the civil revision petition.
The Supreme Court said it will examine the consequences and accountability for a trial court deploying “AI‑generated non‑existing, fake or synthetic alleged judgments,” adding: “At the outset, we must declare that a decision based on such non‑existent and fake alleged judgments is not an error in the decision‑making. It would be a misconduct, and legal consequence shall follow.”
The top court issued notice in the matter, returnable on March 10, and directed that, pending disposal of the SLP, the trial court “shall not proceed on the basis of the Advocate Commissioner’s Report.” The bench also issued notice to the Attorney General, the Solicitor General and the Bar Council of India, and appointed senior advocate Shyam Divan to assist the court, granting him liberty to nominate an Advocate‑on‑Record. The matter will be taken up again on March 10.
Original Source: https://www.morungexpress.com/direct-bearing-on-integrity-sc-flags-trial-courts-use-of-ai-generated-non-existent-judgments
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Publish Date: 2026-03-02 18:53:00
