Supreme Court of India
Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Anr.
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Civil Appeal No. 11950 of 2025
Citation: 2026 INSC 668
Case summary
The judgment in brief
In 2026 INSC 668, the Supreme Court of India set aside NCLT and NCLAT orders that relied on fake AI-generated precedents. Read the holding and critique.
Question of law
The legal question
Whether NCLT and NCLAT orders that relied on nonexistent, wrongly cited, or falsely attributed precedents could remain legally valid, and what duties apply when AI-assisted legal research is used.
Court holding
What the Court decided
The Supreme Court held that reliance on fabricated or unverified authorities taints the adjudicatory process. AI may assist legal work, but advocates, judges, tribunals, and appellate bodies retain a mandatory human duty to verify every cited authority from an authentic source.
Result
Outcome and directions
The NCLT and NCLAT orders were set aside. The section 7 IBC application was restored to the NCLT for a fresh merits decision, preferably within two weeks, with status quo to continue meanwhile. The Court expressed no opinion on the underlying insolvency merits.
Practical effect
What the decision means in practice
The NCLT and NCLAT orders were set aside. The section 7 IBC application was restored to the NCLT for a fresh merits decision, preferably within two weeks, with status quo to continue meanwhile. The Court expressed no opinion on the underlying insolvency merits.
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