Gujarat High Court Bans Use of AI in Judicial Decision-Making

The Gujarat High Court has implemented a strict policy prohibiting judges and court staff from using Artificial Intelligence for drafting orders, preparing judgments, or any substantive judicial reasoning.

Framed under Articles 225 and 227 of the Constitution, the policy fastens personal liability on judicial officers for any AI-assisted outputs, ensuring that technology does not replace human conscience.

While AI use is barred from evaluative tasks like assessing evidence credibility, it remains permissible for limited assistive purposes such as legal research and administrative automation, provided all results are verified against authoritative primary sources.

The policy further mandates strict data privacy, banning the entry of sensitive personal information into public AI tools.