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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the Supreme Court of India is adopting artificial intelligence (AI) language technology to enhance legal research, translate court documents, and automate various procedures in a written response to the Lok Sabha on Friday.

AI has also been used to transcribe oral arguments in Constitution Bench cases since February 2023.

The minister stated that a Committee chaired by an Honourable Judge of the Supreme Court has been constituted to supervise the translation of important decisions made by the Supreme Court and High Court into vernacular languages.

Meghwal stated, "To expedite the translation process, the Committee is holding regular meetings with the Sub-Committees of High Courts comprising Hon'ble Judges."

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Regional language translations of Supreme Court and High Court rulings are being closely observed by the AI translation committees of the High Courts. Eight High Courts have already started publishing e-High Court Reports (e-HCRs), and more are working on it.

Additionally, the AI Committees have directed the state governments of each of the high court's member states to request that all central and state laws, rules, and regulations be translated into regional languages and posted on state websites.

As part of "access to justice" as defined by the Indian Constitution, "all State Governments have been impressed to extend full support to the respective High Courts in the exercise of translating judgements," according to the MoS.

By using artificial intelligence, the Minister stated that up to August 5, "36,271 Supreme Court judgements have been translated into Hindi, and 17,142 judgements have been translated into 16 other regional languages." These translations may be found on the e-SCR webpage.

Interestingly, this translation effort has not received any additional funding approval. The minister stated that in spite of this, the Supreme Court is still making great progress towards guaranteeing that legal papers are available to all citizens, boosting inclusion and openness in the Indian legal system.