The Delhi High Court issued notice to OpenAI on ANI’s appeal against the single judge’s refusal of an interim injunction, in which AI training on news content was held prima facie to be fair dealing. The Division Bench declined to direct anything on an earlier scraping undertaking before hearing OpenAI, and listed the matter for December 5.
The Supreme Court set aside NCLT and NCLAT orders in the Essel Infraprojects insolvency case after finding reliance on fake AI-generated judicial precedents. The Court adopted a zero-tolerance approach, holding that citing unverified AI-generated judgments amounts to professional misconduct by advocates.
The controversy involving Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann intensified after Akal Takht alleged selective media coverage over an FIR in the fake digital forensic report case. Gurugram Police registered the FIR over an alleged forged report linked to an AI-generated video controversy and arrested two persons.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant praised young lawyers, judicial officers, and legal professionals for driving the judiciary’s technological transformation. Speaking at the Oxford Union, he said their adaptability and willingness to embrace innovation have been instrumental in advancing digital reforms across India’s justice delivery system.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the judiciary is adopting technology and artificial intelligence as tools to support, not replace, judicial reasoning. He highlighted the Supreme Court’s focus on developing “Swadeshi Jurisprudence,” an indigenous legal-technology framework rooted in India’s constitutional values, diversity, and social realities.
A lecture by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant at the University of London’s Birkbeck campus drew controversy after a tense exchange during the question-and-answer session. Attendees raised concerns regarding freedom of dissent in India and remarks linked to the term “cockroach” during discussions on artificial intelligence and international law.
