Timeline of AI law in India

Settlement time; personal appearance directed

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allows time to finalise settlement with some defendants and directs the actor to appear in person if it fails.

Judgment and decree

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav makes the interim order absolute, grants a permanent injunction and reserves the declaration on well-known marks.

Transfer petition return date

Return date of the notice; the order of that date could not be located.

Defendants absent

No one appears for the defendants; the interim order continues and the suit is listed for 10 February 2027.

Notice on ANI's appeal

A Division Bench issues notice in FAO(OS)(COMM) 237/2026, gives OpenAI four weeks to reply, and lists the appeal on 8 December 2026.

Suit listed for January 2027

The roster bench (Justice Jyoti Singh) lists the suit and pending applications on 27 January 2027.

Supreme Court stays Gujarat deepfake PIL

On the Union's transfer petition, the Supreme Court stays a parallel PIL in the Gujarat High Court.

Supreme Court issues notice and stays PIL

In T.P.(C) 2597/2026 the Court stays further proceedings before the Gujarat High Court, returnable 5 October 2026.

Gujarat deepfake PIL stayed

In T.P.(C) 2597/2026, the Court issues notice returnable 5 October 2026 and stays further proceedings in the Gujarat High Court PIL.

Followed in a customs penalty case

In Vijay Ghanshyam Gadiya v. Union of India a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu relies on Pooja Ramesh Singh to set aside a Rs 425.28 crore customs penalty.

Next recorded listing

The petition was listed for hearing; the outcome was not found in the sources reviewed.

Adjourned

Justice A.J. Bhambhani renotifies the suit for 16 November 2026.

Rajat Sharma v. Tamara Doc decreed

The Delhi High Court decrees a deepfake suit against non-contesting defendants, which the judgment later follows.

X applies to modify onboarding direction

X files CA/1/2026, citing the Union's transfer petition and its Karnataka appeal; responses ordered from five platforms.

X seeks modification in Gujarat

X applies in the Gujarat High Court to modify the direction to onboard SAHYOG, citing overlapping Supreme Court and Karnataka proceedings.

Government-use-of-AI PIL disposed of

W.P.(C) 837/2026 is declined and treated as a representation to the Union; the Chief Justice is reported to say the Court is not the expert.

Online-harms PIL disposed of

W.P.(C) 823/2026, covering deepfake and other online harms, is disposed of, with the Union asked to examine the petitioner's representation.

Interim order continued

The court lists applications by Defendants 2 and 17 under Order I Rule 10 and directs that the interim order continue; the suit is listed on 14 December 2026.

Corrigendum

A citation in paragraph 80 is corrected from Bartz v. Anthropic to Kadrey v. Meta Platforms.

Interim injunction refused

In a 135-page judgment, the court holds prima facie that it has jurisdiction, that outputs are not substantial reproductions, and that storage for training is fair dealing under Section 52(1)(a).

Supreme Court stays SAHYOG challenges elsewhere

On the Union's transfer petitions, the Court stays four Karnataka and Bombay High Court proceedings.

Supreme Court stays High Court SAHYOG challenges

On the Union's transfer petitions T.P.(C) 2071-2074/2026, the Court stays four Karnataka and Bombay High Court proceedings and issues notice.

SCAORA cites the judgment in comments on the draft regulations

The Advocates-on-Record Association seeks removal of mandatory AI disclosure for lawyers and refers to the judgment on human oversight.

Order modified

On Character Technologies' application and with the plaintiff's consent, the court narrows the platform's duty to her name, image and voice.

Supreme Court demands human control

In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. J&K Bank the Supreme Court insists on a human in the loop at every stage of adjudication.

Supreme Court declares zero tolerance

In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. J&K Bank the Supreme Court declares that citing unverified AI-generated precedents is advocate misconduct.

Pooja Ramesh Singh judgment

The same Bench sets aside NCLT and NCLAT rulings relying on hallucinated precedents and directs the BCI to frame norms.

Supreme Court demands a human in the loop

In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. J&K Bank the Supreme Court sets aside an NCLT judgment built on hallucinated precedents and declares zero tolerance for unverified AI citations.

Judgment: zero tolerance declared

The Supreme Court sets aside the NCLT and NCLAT rulings, declares zero tolerance for unverified AI precedents and directs the BCI to form a committee.

Draft national AI regulations published

The Supreme Court's AI Committee publishes draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026 for comment until 20 June 2026.

MeitY and Law Ministry impleaded

On the petitioners' oral request, the IT and Law ministries are made respondents and notice is issued.

Final decree

Justice Jyoti Singh decrees the suit against Defendants 1–12 and 14 and disposes of it.

Compliant platforms deleted

Etsy and Janitor AI are deleted from the Aishwarya suit, and Etsy and TeePublic from the Abhishek suit, on undertakings to comply with future takedowns. Both suits go to the Joint Registrar on 4 August 2026.

Janitor AI released from the Aishwarya Rai Bachchan suit

In a separate suit, the Delhi High Court deletes Janitor AI as a defendant after a compliance affidavit and an undertaking to follow future takedown orders.

Interim order continued

The court continues the interim order and lists the matter for 17 September 2026.

Bench asks BCI for an expert committee

At the hearing, the Bench orally asks the BCI to constitute an expert committee, mentions that the AI Committee is close to finalising draft regulations, and hears of a white paper by the Centre for Research and Planning.

Bench asks the Bar Council to form an expert committee

In Gummadi Usha Rani the Bench orally asks the BCI to constitute a committee of experts and notes that the Supreme Court's AI Committee is close to finalising draft regulations.

Delhi High Court bench examines suspected AI use in a district judgment

A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain stays a Rs 1.08 crore decree against Akasa Air and says the drafting prima facie suggests AI software may have been used.

Episode cited in SCC Online analysis

An SCC Online article lists the withdrawn petition among Indian incidents of fake case laws and non-existent quotes.

Platforms noticed; SAHYOG onboarding directed

The Division Bench issues notice to Meta, Google, X, Reddit and Scribd and asks intermediaries to onboard SAHYOG and act on Section 79(3)(b) notices.

Joint Registrar listing

The suit is returnable before the Joint Registrar for summons and admission or denial of documents.

Gujarat HC asks intermediaries to onboard SAHYOG

In W.P.(PIL) 9/2026, the Gujarat High Court issues notice to Meta, Google, X, Reddit and Scribd and directs onboarding of the SAHYOG portal (reported 15 April 2026).

Adjourned at plaintiff's request

Justice Tushar Rao Gedela lists the suit on 16 September 2026.

Punjab and Haryana High Court bars AI tools for district judges

District judges are told not to use ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or similar tools for writing judgments or legal research.

Judgment reserved

After the 21st hearing, Justice Bansal reserves judgment on I.A. 45300/2024 and allows closing written submissions.

Ex parte interim injunction

Justice Jyoti Singh restrains Defendants 1-17 from using the actor's persona through AI and AI chatbots, and orders chatbot and merchandise URLs removed within 36 hours.

Gujarat HC issues notice on PIL

Bar & Bench reports that the court has issued notice to the State and Centre and asked the DGP to place a response on record; listed 20 March.

Supreme Court issues notice and declares misconduct

The Bench takes cognisance of the trial court's use of AI-generated judgments, stays reliance on the Commissioner's report, issues notice to the AG, SG and BCI, and appoints Shyam Divan as amicus.

Supreme Court takes cognisance of AI-generated trial court citations

In the related Gummadi Usha Rani matter the same Bench declares that a decision based on non-existent AI-generated judgments is misconduct and calls for responses from the Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Bar Council of India.

Case management hearing

Justice Jyoti Singh lists the matter for 11 May 2026.

Fresh order dismissing the appeal

The Tribunal again dismisses the appeal, upholding the Section 263 revision but making no comment on the merits.

IT Rules amended on synthetic content

Per a LiveLaw commentary, the 2026 amendment to the IT Rules (G.S.R. 120(E)) takes effect, adding a deepfake definition and shorter takedown times.

IT Rules amendment on synthetic content takes effect

Per a LiveLaw commentary, the 2026 IT Rules amendment (G.S.R. 120(E)) adds a deepfake definition and 3-hour takedowns for authorised notices.

TeePublic compliance affidavit

TeePublic files a compliance affidavit in the Abhishek Bachchan suit.

Order before Justice Deshmukh

The matter is taken up on mentioning and adjourned to 4 March 2026. The affidavit-in-reply is to be filed by 16 February 2026.

Andhra Pradesh High Court dismisses the revision

In CRP No. 2487/2025 the High Court recognises the judgments as AI-generated, records a word of caution and upholds the trial court on the merits.

Hearing before Justice Gedela

Both suits are listed before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela and adjourned to 20 April 2026 (Joint Registrar) and 12 May 2026 (court).