The Supreme Court on Thursday announced a series of administrative reforms focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the court’s efficiency and address the long-standing issue of case pendency.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant described the developments as “some good news” and an important step in optimising court administration.
Announcing the developments during a court proceeding, CJI Kant said the judiciary is increasingly turning to technology, including artificial intelligence, to streamline administrative processes.
“We are trying to harness AI for increasing operational efficiency and reduce case pendency,” CJI Kant said.
A key initiative is a new digital partnership between the Supreme Court and various High Courts, which will create a unified platform to automatically update the status of cases based on orders passed by trial courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court.
"We have launched a digital partnership with various High Courts which will have a platform which will alter status of cases as per orders from different courts, and trial court orders and High Court orders will reflect and will act as a repository of case pendency in High Courts and the Supreme Court. This will also help in faster implementation,” CJI Kant noted.
The Supreme Court is also launching an integrated payment system for administrative purposes, including payment of Advocates-on-Record (AoR) examination fees and charges for crèche facilities.
"This will simplify the process by ushering in transparency," said CJI Kant.
In terms of security and infrastructure, the Court is automating vehicle permits and has launched a park authorisation record-keeping system as part of a larger push to mordernise court administration.
“This is an administrative milestone. We are hopeful that litigants and members of the Bar will benefit and also help the registry in operational efficiency,” CJI Kant said.
The announcements come amid the Supreme Court’s wider effort to introduce artificial intelligence in a careful and structured way.
In December 2025, CJI Surya Kant reconstituted the Supreme Court’s Artificial Intelligence Committee and appointed Justice PS Narasimha as its chair.
The committee was asked to guide on how AI tools are adopted across the Supreme Court and lower courts, particularly in areas such as case management, scheduling, documentation, and improving accessibility and transparency.