Big reform at Top Court | AI to handle case listing and Bench allocation in Supreme Court: Report

In a major step that could change how administrative work is handled at the Supreme Court of India, Artificial Intelligence-based software will soon take over the process of listing cases and assigning them to benches, according to Bar and Bench. This means the system will work with little or no human involvement.

End of human control?

At present, the Chief Justice decides which cases go to which bench – a responsibility that often attracts public attention and scrutiny. The new move comes after an internal review pointed out two major problems in the court’s registry.