By Himanshi Dhawan
September 6, 2025
From transcribing witness statements to streamlining petitions, next-gen AI firms are helping tackle India’s case backlog.
Anyone who enjoys a courtroom drama on TV will acknowledge that the resolution to a real-life case can be a longer affair. To say nothing of jargon-spewing lawyers, confounding paperwork and the many adjournments. Though technology has leapfrogged in sectors like finance and banking, for many citizens-turned-litigants, the justice system appears to be stuck in time.
But change may be in the offing with many courts experimenting with using AI for case filing, research and to reduce administrative tasks. Companies like Nyaay AI, Jhana AI and Adalat AI have customised their products for Indian courts, training them on local languages, jargon, and workflows. AI is also being used for multilingual translation, document defect detection, case summarisation etc to bring speed and efficiency that the hallowed court halls have not seen of late.