Karnataka High Court Warns Against Use of AI to Write Judgments; Hears X Corp Challenge to Sahyog Portal

Justice M Nagaprasanna of the Karnataka High Court cautioned against using AI to draft judgments, warning it could "destroy the profession."

The remark came during a hearing in X Corp’s petition challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal, which allows content takedown without safeguards under Section 69A of the IT Act

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta cited incidents of lawyers submitting AI-generated fake judgments and fake video citations to support arguments. The Court also discussed algorithmic profiling and misinformation threats.

The hearing in X Corp’s plea will continue on Friday.