The Supreme Court of India is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in case management. AI tools transcribe oral arguments in Constitution Bench cases. The transcriptions are available on the Supreme Court’s website. Authorities are considering expanding this to regular hearing days.
The Registry, in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), is using AI to translate judgments into 18 Indian languages. These include Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, and Urdu. The translated judgments are accessible through the Supreme Court’s eSCR portal.
In partnership with IIT Madras, the Supreme Court has developed AI-based tools to detect defects in electronic filings. A prototype has been provided to 200 Advocates-on-Record for testing. The feedback will help improve access to justice.
The Supreme Court is testing AI tools for metadata extraction and defect correction. These will be integrated with the court’s electronic filing system and case management software, ICMIS.
Despite AI’s growing role, it is not used for judicial decision-making. AI is only assisting in administrative tasks.
The Supreme Court is also testing SUPACE, an AI tool designed for legal research. It will help identify case precedents and analyze facts. However, deployment depends on acquiring advanced processing units.
The use of AI in court administration is expanding, but human judgment remains central to India’s legal system.
