"Chief Justice urges law schools to integrate AI tools with ethical grounding"
SUVAS
Supreme Court software that translates judgments into scheduled regional languages.
SUPACE
Supreme Court portal that surfaces precedents and processes case facts for judges.
India's judiciary operates under a structural pendency crisis — over 5 crore cases pending across all levels of courts — that has made technology-driven reform constitutionally urgent rather than merely aspirational. The right to a speedy trial flows from Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty), while Article 14 (equality before law) implies that access to justice must not be contingent on geography or economic status. The Supreme Court's rule-making authority under Article 145, and High Courts' corresponding power under Article 225, provide the constitutional foundation for courts to self-regulate procedure, including the adoption of digital tools.
The eCourts Mission Mode Project, now in Phase III, built the foundational digital infrastructure — e-filing, digitisation of case records, and real-time case tracking — on which AI-specific tools are now being layered. Early deployments were tool-specific: SUVAS (Supreme Court Vidhik Anuvaad Software) translates judgments into scheduled regional languages, and SUPACE (Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Courts Efficiency) assists judges by surfacing relevant precedents and processing case facts. Both operated without a comprehensive governance architecture. The Supreme Court's draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026, represent a qualitative shift — from ad hoc adoption to a principled, lifecycle framework governing how AI may and may not be used within the judicial system.
The draft Regulations draw a foundational distinction between administrative AI functions and judicial decision-making. AI is explicitly permitted for case management, transcription, translation, legal research, document summarisation, and accessibility tools — all subject to approval from an Apex Body at the Supreme Court level. Working through AI Committees at each High Court and supported by a dedicated research body (CoRE-AI), this institutional architecture ensures layered oversight rather than unilateral adoption by individual courts.
Critically, the framework imposes categorical prohibitions on AI in adjudicatory roles. Algorithmic bail risk-scoring, recidivism prediction, and witness credibility assessment are all banned — because these functions involve the exercise of judicial discretion that directly determines personal liberty under Article 21. …
With the present state of development, Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which of the following?
1.Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units
2.Create meaningful short stories and songs
3.Disease diagnosis
4.Text-to-Speech Conversion
5.Wireless transmission of electrical energy
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In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?
1.Person with an annual income of less than ₹1,00,000
2.Transgender with an annual income of less than ₹2,00,000
3.Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than ₹3,00,000
4.All Senior Citizens
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Consider the following statements regarding the AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025:
I.Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024.
II.Along with other countries, US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court's draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026:
1.AI is permitted for case management, transcription, translation, and legal research.
2.Algorithmic bail risk-scoring is permitted subject to approval from the Apex Body.
3.CoRE-AI is a research body supporting AI governance under the framework.
4.The framework follows a lifecycle approach including pre-deployment impact assessments and post-deployment audits.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following AI applications in the Indian judiciary are categorically PROHIBITED under the Supreme Court's draft AI Regulations for Courts, 2026?
1.Algorithmic bail risk-scoring
2.Translation of judgments into regional languages
3.Recidivism prediction
4.Document summarisation
5.Witness credibility assessment
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With reference to AI tools deployed in the Indian Supreme Court, which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(Tool — Function)
Which of the following constitutional provisions collectively form the basis for technology-driven judicial reform in India?
1.Article 14 — Right to equality before law
2.Article 21 — Right to life and personal liberty (including speedy trial)
3.Article 145 — Supreme Court's rule-making power
4.Article 225 — High Courts' power to regulate their own procedure
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