Supreme Court warns after junior judge used AI-generated fake orders
Mar 9th 2026
India's Supreme Court has stayed a lower court order after finding a trial judge relied on AI-generated fake judgments in a property dispute, calling the incident a threat to the integrity of the adjudicatory process and treating the use of AI as misconduct.
- A junior civil judge in Vijayawada cited four AI-generated fake judgments in an August property dispute order.
- The Andhra Pradesh high court found the mistake was made in good faith and nonetheless upheld the trial court's decision.
- The Supreme Court stayed the lower court order, called the incident an institutional concern and described the use of AI in judgments as misconduct.
- The top court issued notices to the Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Bar Council of India and said it will examine the matter further.
- The case adds to global and domestic examples of AI errors in courts and follows a Supreme Court white paper urging human oversight and safeguards for AI use in the judiciary.