India, May 5 -- The Delhi high court has stayed a trial court order directing Akasa Air to pay Rs.1.08 crore to a travel agent, after the airline raised concerns that the district court judge may have used artificial intelligence (AI) to draft the ruling.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain, in its April 30 ruling, observed that, prima facie, the manner in which the judgment was written suggested possible AI use, and said the issue would require closer examination before reaching any definitive conclusion.

The court directed that the operation of the verdict would remain stayed, subject to Akasa Air depositing Rs.20 lakh with the court's Registrar General by May 30.

"The manner of drafting and the manner in which the te...