Supreme Court goes multilingual: 42,500 judgments translated using AI [Video]

The Indian judiciary has taken a significant leap towards technological integration, with over 42,500 Supreme Court judgments now translated into regional languages using Artificial Intelligence (AI). As of now, 36,324 verdicts have been translated into Hindi and 42,765 judgments have been translated into 17 regional languages. These translations are now accessible on the e-SCR portal, as informed to the Parliament.

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, stated that AI Translation Committees of the High Courts are overseeing the entire translation process. This initiative is a part of the broader AI initiative in legal research and translation. AI is being utilized in various areas such as translation, prediction and forecast, improving administrative efficiency, Natural Language Processing (NLP), automated filing, intelligent scheduling, enhancing the case information system, and communicating with litigants through chatbots.

Under the e-Courts Project Phase …