New Delhi, June 5 -- Seeking to strike a balance between technological innovation and judicial independence, the Supreme Court has proposed sweeping regulations governing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in courts, requiring lawyers to disclose AI-assisted filings and imposing an absolute ban on the use of AI for judicial decision-making, sentencing and bail determinations. The draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026, placed in the public domain for comments till June 20, state that AI systems may function only in an assistive capacity and cannot supplant the role of judges. The regulations underscore that "the ultimate authority to determine matters of law, fact and justice shall vest exclusively in the judicial of...