Lok Sabha Question No. 984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Supreme Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 984 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 25 th  JULY, 2025

## USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SUPREME COURT

## 984. Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Supreme  Court  has  begun  using  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  and  machine learning tools to assist in case management and decision-making:
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  status  of  deployment  of  AI-driven  tools  like  SUPACE  (Supreme  Court  Portal  for Assistance in Court's Efficiency); and
- (d) the number of operational e-courts in the State of Gujarat, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE;  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) & (b): As per the information provided by the Supreme Court of India, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) based tools are being deployed in case management. These tools  are  being  used  in  transcribing  oral  arguments  in  Constitutional  Bench  matters.  The  AI assisted transcribed arguments can be accessed from the website of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of India is also using AI and ML based tools in close coordination with National Informatics Centre (NIC), in translation of judgments from English language to 18 Indian languages viz., Assamese, Bengali, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani,  Malayali,  Marathi,  Nepali,  Odia,  Punjabi,  Santali,  Tamil,  Telugu  and  Urdu.  The judgments can be accessed through the eSCR portal of the Supreme Court of India.

The Supreme Court of India, in close coordination with IIT Madras, has developed and deployed AI and ML based tools integrated with the electronic filing software for identification of defects. Recently, the access of the proto-type has been granted to 200 Advocates-on-Record.

The Supreme Court of India is also testing prototypes of AI and ML tools, for curing defects, data, meta data extraction in collaboration with IIT Madras. This AI and ML based tool will be integrated with the electronic filing module and the case management software, namely Integrated Case Management & Information System (ICMIS).

However, no AI and ML based tools are being used by the Supreme Court of India in decision making process.

(c): The AI based tool, Supreme Court Portal Assistance in Court Efficiency (SUPACE), aimed at developing a module to understand the factual matrix of cases with an intelligent search of the precedents apart from identifying the cases, is in experimental stage of development. SUPACE may be deployed after procurement and deployment of graphic processing unit(s) and other latest technology-based units such as Tensor Processing Unit.

(d): As per information provided by High Court of Gujarat, mandatory e-filing and remote adjudication using video conferencing facilities have been provided for dealing with cases of dishonour of cheques under Negotiable  Instruments  (N.I.)  Act,  1881  being  instituted  by  the Banks  and  Non-Banking  Financial  Companies  (NBFCs)  for  jurisdiction  of  Chief  Judicial Magistrate Courts of Ahmadabad City. In addition, Government of Gujarat has extended the jurisdiction of all the Magisterial Courts of the State to try, through Remote Adjudication, all the e-filed cases of Negotiable Instrument Act of the jurisdiction of C. J. M. Courts of Ahmedabad City.  Accordingly,  the  High  Court  of  Gujarat  through  a  notification,  nominated  5  Judicial Officers  posted  in  Ahmedabad,  Anand,  Narmada  and  Gir  Somnath  as  Presiding  Officers  of Statewide  Access  to  Remote  Adjudication  System  (SARAS)  N.  I.  Courts  for  e-filed  cases of   Ahmedabad City. The place of work of these Judicial Officers would not change for presiding over these Remote Adjudication Courts.

Further,  Virtual  Traffic  Courts  under  the  aegis  of  the  eCourts  Project  have  been implemented in Gujarat, the details of which are as under:

| Sr. No.   | District        |   Nos. of Virtual Traffic Courts |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Navsari         |                                3 |
| 2         | Panchmahals     |                                1 |
| 3         | Bhavnagar       |                                1 |
| 4         | Dahod           |                                2 |
| 5         | Porbandar       |                                1 |
| 6         | Tapi            |                                1 |
| 7         | Amreli          |                                3 |
| 8         | Gir Somnath     |                                1 |
| 9         | Surendranagar   |                                1 |
| 10        | Banaskantha     |                                2 |
| 11        | Sabarkantha     |                                1 |
| 12        | Ahmedabad City  |                                1 |
| 13        | Ahmedabad Rural |                                1 |
| 14        | Junagadh        |                                1 |
| 15        | Patan           |                                1 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL           |                               21 |

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