Supreme Court Probes Trial Court's Use of AI-Generated Fake Judgments
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The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of a trial court relying on alleged AI-generated 'fake' verdicts, stating that such decisions would amount to misconduct rather than an error in decision-making.
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe has issued a notice to Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and the Bar Council of India, seeking to examine the matter in detail.
The court has also appointed senior advocate Shyam Divan to assist it in the matter, citing the potential consequences and accountability of the trial court's actions on the integrity of the adjudicatory process.
The issue arose while the apex court was hearing a plea challenging a January order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had come on a suit filed for an injunction.
The top court noted that the trial court had appointed an advocate-commissioner to note the physical features of the disputed property, but the petitioners had challenged the advocate-commissioner's report by raising certain objections.
The trial court had dismissed the objections and relied on certain judgments, which the petitioners contended were non-existent and fake.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the plea and issued a notice on it, directing the trial court not to proceed on the basis of the advocate-commissioner's report pending the disposal of the special leave petition.
