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Use of AI in the Madras High Court
February 3 , 2026
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- In a first of its kind, the Madras High Court is set to use an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm system called ‘Super law Courts’.
- It is for filtering the required information from the case documents aimed at expeditious hearing, speedy disposal of cases and saving time and energy in the justice delivery system.
- The algorithm was designed to help legal professionals locate, organise, and understand information contained strictly within the documents placed before it for a particular matter.
- The algorithm was intended to reduce the time and effort involved in manual searching and cross-referencing of voluminous documents.
- It was, however, not intended to replace legal reasoning, judicial determination, or a counsel’s professional judgement in a given matter.
- Superlaw Courts operate under controls analogous to those expected in court proceedings.
- It was also brought to the notice of the judge that the Superlaw Courts works exclusively on documents provided for the matter and that it does not consult external sources, general knowledge, or materials outside the record.
- If the record does not contain information in a traceable form, the system states that such information was not found in the documents provided.
- Rather than it will be generating an unsupported response, when documents are uploaded to Superlaw Courts.
- The system creates a dedicated digital workspace, comparable to a sealed record room in judicial chambers, and then the documents get processed to ensure they are workable.
- Scanned or image-based documents get converted into searchable text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) so they can be searched.
- The AI partner’s role was limited to re-expressing or summarising the retrieved excerpts in clear language.
- It would not introduce new facts, make assumptions, or apply legal reasoning.
- If the retrieved material does not support an answer, the system states so explicitly.
- Superlaw Courts functions as an exceptionally organised and cautious record assistant.
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