Kerala High Court Becomes First in India to Release AI Use Policy for Judges, says No AI for Judgments

The Kerala High Court has become the first in India to release a formal policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools by members of the State's district judiciary and the employees assisting them.

The policy permits judges to use AI only for non-decision-making tasks like legal research, summarisation, and document review, while strictly prohibiting AI in the actual drafting of judgments or orders.

The policy also bars the use of tools like ChatGPT and Deepseek. Only AI tools approved by the High Court or the Supreme Court can be used. 

The Court emphasised that decisions must reflect human judicial reasoning, not machine output.  This policy will also apply to any interns or law clerks working with the district judiciary in Kerala.