On December 10, New Delhi, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant announced that he had reorganised the Supreme Court’s Artificial Intelligence Committee. The newly formed panel will be responsible for steering how AI tools are adopted, developed and deployed throughout the higher courts and the subordinate judiciary, according to an official statement released on Wednesday.
The reconstituted committee will be led by Justice P.S. Narasimha, chair of the apex court. His fellow members will be Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. from the Kerala High Court; Justice Anoop Chitkara of the Punjab & Haryana High Court; and Justice Suraj Govindaraj of the Karnataka High Court.
Anupam Patra, OSD (Registrar) (Technology) of the Supreme Court, will act as the Committee’s Member‑Secretary and Convenor, while Ashish J. Shiradhonkar, Member (Systems) of the eCommittee of the Supreme Court, has been invited as a Special Invitee.
The Chief Justice has tasked the committee with continuing to “guide and oversee initiatives relating to the adoption, development, and deployment of artificial intelligence tools and systems” within the Supreme Court and the subordinate judiciary. He added that the overarching aim is to boost efficiency, accessibility and transparency in justice delivery.
This reshuffle follows a recent notification to Parliament that, although the Supreme Court had set up an AI Committee to explore emerging technologies, no formal policy or guidelines have yet been issued, and AI tools remain in a controlled pilot phase.
State Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told Parliament that judges are proceeding cautiously, flagging concerns over algorithmic bias, language and translation limitations, data privacy and security, and the need for manual verification of AI‑generated outputs.
During the current pilot phase, the e‑Committee reports that no systemic bias, unintended content or other significant issues have been identified.
Minister Meghwal also highlighted that the e‑Committee has already produced a few limited‑use AI tools, namely the Legal Research Analysis Assistant (LegRAA) and Digital Courts 2.1, which feature voice‑to‑text (ASR‑SHRUTI) and translation (PANINI) capabilities to assist judges with research, documentation and case management.
He warned of the rising problem of fabricated or morphed digital content being submitted to courts, noting that such offenses are prosecuted under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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