Citing AI-Generated Fake Precedents Constitutes Advocate Misconduct; Judgments Based on Them Are Void: Supreme Court

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has adopted a zero-tolerance approach against the use of fake or AI-generated judicial precedents in court proceedings. The Court ruled that advocates must verify every judicial citation before relying upon it, and judges must also ensure that only genuine precedents are considered while deciding cases. The judgment came in the case of Pooja Ramesh Singh VERSUS Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Anr.…