Supreme Court criticises lawyer for blaming client over AI fake judgments

The Supreme Court on 15 October criticised an advocate-on-record for attempting to shift blame onto litigants after a compilation of judgments submitted before it was alleged to contain non-existent decisions generated using artificial intelligence (AI). A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih recorded that the AoR ‘feigned ignorance’ of the compilation’s contents.

Senior counsel for the appellants later accepted responsibility and sought forgiveness. The Court initially proposed imposing exemplary costs but refrained after being informed of the death of the first appellant, Deepak Raheja. On merits, the Court dismissed appeals against insolvency proceedings for two hotel companies and held that the NCLT need not determine the exact outstanding liability before admitting an insolvency application.

The proceedings were initiated by Omkara Assets Reconstruction over loan defaults by GSTAAD Hotels (JW Marriott, Bengaluru) and Neo Capricorn Plaza (Crowne Plaza, Pune). The Bench directed that the resolution processes continue in accordance with law.