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National Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Institutions

National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee, drafted by the National Judicial Automation Committee

last revised 2026-04-29last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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National guidelines approved by the NJPMC at its 57th meeting on 29 April 2026, developed by the National Judicial Automation Committee after consultation with all High Courts. AI is to assist, not replace, judicial decision-making; permitted uses are case management, legal research, predictive analytics and document processing, with bias, privacy and training safeguards.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
29 Apr 2026
Current version
Original · 29 Apr 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.dawn.com/news/1996074/njpmc-issues-guidelines-for-ai-use-in-judici…

What the document requires

  • Human-centric: judges remain the ultimate arbiters and AI assists only.
  • Permitted: case management, legal research, predictive analytics and document processing.
  • Ethical and transparent use with safeguards against bias, plus explainability and accountability.
  • Strict privacy and data-security standards.
  • Structured training programmes for judges and court staff; High Courts retain implementation autonomy.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-04-29Approved at the 57th NJPMC meeting; official text not located online.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "National Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Institutions" (National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee, drafted by the National Judicial Automation Committee, Original, 2026-04-29), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/pk-njpmc-national-ai-guidelines-judicial-institutions-2026 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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