Policy Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in District Judiciary
High Court of Kerala · Kerala
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A policy issued by the High Court of Kerala on 19 July 2025 for the state's district judiciary, the first by an Indian High Court. Judges and court staff may use AI only for assistance and must not use it to reach findings, orders or judgments; outputs must be verified and confidential case data kept out of public tools.
- Applies to
- judges, court-staff
- Effective
- 19 Jul 2025
- Current version
- Original · 19 Jul 2025
- Last verified
- 04 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- AI tools may not be used to arrive at findings, reliefs, orders or judgments.
- Approved AI may assist with administrative and clerical tasks only.
- Any AI output used must be verified by the judicial officer.
- Confidential case information must not be entered into public AI tools.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2025-07-19 | First version recorded. | official · archive |
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Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Policy Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in District Judiciary" (High Court of Kerala, Original, 2025-07-19), safelegalai.com/regulation/india/kerala-hc-ai-policy-district-judiciary (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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