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Supreme Court Flags ‘Alarming’ Use of AI in Drafting Petitions, Cites Use of Non-Existent ‘Mercy vs Mankind’ Case
The Supreme Court of India cautioned that AI-generated petitions citing fake cases threaten the integrity of legal proceedings and increase judicial verification burdens.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India voiced concern over AI-drafted petitions, with the bench led by Surya Kant, and Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi citing non-existent cases.
- The bench encountered fabricated citations, exemplified by the non-existent case Mercy vs Mankind, and noted GenAI can produce `hallucinations` that create fictitious judgments.
- The bench recalled a similar episode in Justice Dipankar Datta's court where not one but a series of such judgements were cited, and B.V. Nagarathna, Justice said even genuine rulings include `fake quotes`, causing extra verification.
- The bench said the practice is `absolutely uncalled for` and warned judges that it can mislead courts, threaten credibility, and create additional verification burdens.
- Since December 2025 the court has said it is conscious of GenAI risks, and during a PIL hearing by academician Roop Rekha Verma, the bench addressed rising AI-related filing issues, with Justice Bagchi lamenting declining drafting skills.
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The Economic TimesSC alarmed as 'some lawyers using AI for drafting petitions'
The Supreme Court is noticing a worrying trend of lawyers using artificial intelligence to draft court petitions. Judges have encountered cases where AI tools have cited judgments and quotations that are either incorrect or do not exist. This raises serious questions about the accuracy and reliability of AI-assisted legal drafting.
SC expresses concern over lawyers using AI tools to draft petitions citing non-existent judgments - The Tribune
As Justice Nagarathna says she recently came across a non-existent citation, ‘Mercy vs Mankind’, CJI Kant says that in Justice Dipankar Datta’s court, ‘not one but a series of such judgments were cited’.
Fake cases, fabricated quotes: Supreme Court raises alarm over AI-drafted pleas
The Supreme Court’s observations come amid broader judicial concerns about the growing influence of AI in legal practice. Courts across the country have recently encountered pleadings, and even draft orders, that referred to case laws not traceable in official records.
Supreme Court flags ‘alarming’ use of AI in drafting petitions, cites use of non-existent ‘Mercy vs Mankind’ case
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and BV Nagarathna mentioned during a hearing that some lawyers had started using AI for drafting, Bar and Bench reported.
'Absolutely uncalled for': SC expresses concern over growing trend of lawyers using AI to file pleas
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) As India hosts the world’s largest artificial intelligence conclave, the AI Impact Summit-2026, to make a big pitch for the new technology, the Supreme Court on Tuesday red-flagged its flip side. A top court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant expressed serious concern over a growing trend of lawyers […]
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