India isn’t afraid of AI in the courtroom. It’s ready for It
timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 8, 2026

India isn’t afraid of AI in the courtroom. It’s ready for It

AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

India's judiciary is embracing artificial intelligence to help with its overloaded justice system, with over 93,000 cases pending at the Supreme Court and 63,66,023 cases pending across 25 High Courts. The Supreme Court's AI Committee has published draft regulations for the use of AI in courts, focusing on making justice faster and more accessible. The regulations prioritize human primacy, judicial independence, and algorithmic transparency, while prohibiting AI systems that perpetuate bias. The draft regulations aim to ensure fairness, data protection, and cybersecurity, and encourage courts to explore and deploy AI tools to improve the justice system, with a 50% increase in pending cases over six years.

💡 Why It Matters

  • · By prioritizing human primacy and algorithmic transparency, India's judiciary is setting a strong precedent for the responsible use of AI in the justice system.
  • · This approach ensures that AI systems are used to augment, rather than replace, human judgment.