New Delhi, April 15 -- The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal documentation is triggering a wider debate within India's legal ecosystem, with courts and experts raising concerns over ethics, accuracy and professional accountability.

AI tools are being rapidly adopted by legal practitioners for drafting petitions, summarising case laws and conducting research due to their ability to process large volumes of information quickly. However, recent judicial observations indicate that unchecked use may undermine the integrity of legal proceedings.

The Supreme Court has taken note of the growing reliance on AI by lawyers and flagged instances where petitions contained incorrect or fabricated citations generated by such tool...