Delhi Court Imposes ₹20,000 Cost for AI-Drafted Complaint Filled with Meaningless Content

A Delhi court imposed a ₹20,000 cost on a complainant for filing a poorly drafted plea, suspected to be generated using AI tools.

The application, seeking FIR registration, was riddled with grammatical errors and meaningless phrases, making it incomprehensible.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal observed that the drafting reflected “more technical intervention and less of human mind contribution,” resulting in wastage of valuable judicial time.

The Court dismissed the complaint as non-maintainable and lacking essential details, while cautioning against careless reliance on AI in legal pleadings and emphasizing the need for clarity and proper application of mind.