General legal information only. This note is not legal advice and must be checked against the official source.

Supreme Court2 July 2026

Supreme Court addresses AI-generated and fabricated case citations

A plain-language note on the Court’s decision concerning reliance on non-existent, AI-generated authorities in judicial proceedings.

What the Court considered

In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., the Supreme Court considered decisions that had relied on six AI-generated citations later found to be non-existent or to contain invented paragraphs.

Why it matters

The matter highlights that digital research tools do not replace verification from an authentic report, official judgment, or court record. Any authority used in a legal proceeding should be checked for the correct case title, citation, bench, date, paragraph and proposition.

Practical takeaway

Litigants and legal professionals should treat machine-generated summaries as research leads only. The official judgment remains controlling, and the Supreme Court’s own summary states that summaries are not part of the Court’s reasons and are not for use in legal proceedings.