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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 289
ANSWERED ON – 19/03/2026
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEGAL SYSTEM
*289 DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU:
Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government proposes to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into judiciary and
law enforcement in the country;
(b) if so, whether any special policies or guidelines are being prepared for use of ethical AI in
legal system and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the manner in which AI is being utilized to reduce the pendency of cases in Indian courts
and improve their working efficiency; and
(d) the manner in which the law enforcement agencies would ensure accountability and
transparency in the use of AI technologies?
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) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) IN RESPECT OF
RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 289 FOR REPLY ON 19.03.2026
REGARDING ‘USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEGAL SYSTEM’
(a) to (d): Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being integrated in the judiciary and law enforcement
systems in the country to support data-driven processes and improve efficiency in the criminal
justice system. The Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project, based on the
principle of ‘one data one entry’, aims to achieve seamless information exchange across all the
pillars of criminal justice system and digitally link the databases of police (CCTNS), e-Courts,
e-Prisons and e-Prosecution and e-Forensics. Data between the Case Information System (CIS)
under e-Courts and other pillars of ICJS are shared within the ambit of data sharing matrix
approved by the eCommittee of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
As part of the National e-Governance Plan, Phase-III of the eCourts Mission Mode project
is under implementation for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enablement of
courts and to enhance the judicial productivity, both qualitatively & quantitatively, making the
justice delivery system accessible, cost effective, reliable and transparent. Under this project, Rs.
53.57 crore have been earmarked for the component “Future Technological Advancements” to
integrate modern technologies for smoother user experience.
To explore the use of AI in judicial domain, the Supreme Court of India constituted an
AI Committee, which is responsible for conceptualizing, implementing and monitoring use of
AI in the judiciary. However, no formal policy or guidelines exist for adopting AI tools in
judicial processes, as AI-based solutions remain in the controlled pilot phase and authorities
use AI only within the areas approved in the DPR of eCourts Phase III. Besides, formulation
and regulation of operational frameworks in this regard will be governed by the rules of
business and policies of the concerned High Courts.
The Supreme Court of India in collaboration with IIT Madras is testing the prototypes
of AI and ML tools for curing document defects, meta data extraction and integration with the
electronic filing module and the case management software, namely Integrated Case
Management & Information System (ICMIS). An AI based tool called Legal Research
Analysis Assistant [LegRAA] has been developed to aid judges in legal research and document
analysis. Another AI based tool called Digital Courts 2.1 has been developed to assist Judges
and Judicial Officers in managing the court in paperless manner by providing a single window
for all case-related information and tasks. The platform includes voice-to-text (ASR-SHRUTI)
and translation (PANINI) functionalities to assist the judges with order and judgment dictation.
2Judiciary is aware that integrating AI into judicial processes poses key challenges such
as algorithmic bias, language and translation issues, data privacy and security concerns, and
the need for manual verification of AI-generated outputs. Both LegRAA and Digital Courts
2.1 take care of the issues of data privacy and ethical safeguards by using Court’s own data i.e.
judgments and orders passed by the Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts. Further,
these tools are to be made available internally to judicial officers, thereby ensuring data
privacy. In addition, the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India has formed a Sub-Committee of
six High Court judges with technical experts to recommend secure connectivity and
authentication mechanism for data and privacy protection, assess the digital infrastructure and
service delivery systems under the eCourts Project to strengthen data security.
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