Artificial Intelligence has moved from the periphery to the centre of legal practice. In legal research, document review, case summarisation and translation, AI now promises efficiencies which were unimaginable a decade ago. The Indian judiciary has been quick to effectively utilise them through e-filing, virtual hearings, digital case management etc. Yet the Supreme Court has been equally firm in its caveat. AI may aid the judicial process, but it can never supplant the judicial mind.
Against this backdrop, a recent Supreme Court judgment assumes significant importance. The appeal arose from insolvency proceedings initiated under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code against a corporate guarantor for a financial debt owed to a lending institution. The NCLT Mumbai admitted the application on 28 August 2024 for a claimed debt of Rs. 87.43 crore, and the NCLAT, New Delhi affirmed that order on 11 September 2025. The Appellant, the suspended director of the corporate