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The Supreme Court’s discovery of AI-generated fake case law in a high-stakes corporate dispute has sparked national concern about the reliability of artificial intelligence in legal practice. This unprecedented incident reveals how easily generative tools can fabricate convincing yet nonexistent precedents, challenging long-held assumptions about trust, verification, and professional responsibility in India’s justice system.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has become India’s first law firm to fully adopt a generative AI-first strategy, integrating artificial intelligence tools across its legal, compliance, and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, research accuracy, and client service delivery.

The Supreme Court of India, in State of Maharashtra v. Arjun Sharma, has established a stringent 'twin-test' for the admissibility of AI-generated evidence in criminal trials. The ruling addresses a legal vacuum for technologies like generative AI, which are not covered by Section 65B of the Evidence Act. The test mandates proof of both Authenticity (process integrity) and Reliability (algorithmic soundness), requiring prosecutors to open the AI's "black box" for judicial scr