Open Access Research Article
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEGAL RESEARCH: THE PROBLEM OF AI-HALLUCINATED CASE LAW AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN INDIA
Abstract
The rapid
adoption of generative artificial intelligence in legal research has brought with it a new
and serious risk: the production of ‘hallucinated’ authorities, that is, case citations, quotations and legal propositions that appear authentic but do not exist. This study examines
that risk in the Indian context through the decision
of the Supreme Court of India in
Pooja
Ramesh Singh v Jammu
and Kashmir Bank Ltd, in which the orders of the National Company Law
Tribunal and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal were set aside because
they relied on fabricated or misattributed
precedents.
Using a doctrinal methodology, the paper
explains the nature
of legal research,
the sources of law
and the doctrine of judicial precedent under Article 141 of the Constitution of
India, and then considers why generative AI systems produce
false legal information. It evaluates the White Paper on
Artificial Intelligence and Judiciary issued
by the Supreme Court of India, the Draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts, 2026, the duties of advocates
and judges to verify
legal authorities, and the existing statutory framework that touches on AI in
India.
The paper argues that AI must be treated as an aid to legal research and never as a source of law, and that responsibility for accuracy remains with the advocate
and the court. It concludes with recommendations on compulsory verification of
authorities, professional guidelines, human supervision, training,
confidentiality and accountability.
Published Paper
Author Details
Authors: VARSHA VIJAYA RAGHAVA Registration ID: 1013517 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13517Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, India
Article Information
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEGAL RESEARCH: THE PROBLEM OF AI-HALLUCINATED CASE LAW AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN INDIA
Authors: VARSHA VIJAYA RAGHAVA
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Volume 3
- Issue 7
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International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis
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