AI incident #1573 ·
National Company Law Tribunal Reportedly Relied on AI-Hallucinated Precedents in Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd
What happened
In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., India's National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) reportedly admitted insolvency proceedings against Essel Infraprojects after relying on six purported precedents later found to be fabricated or materially inaccurate. The appellate tribunal upheld the ruling, but the Supreme Court later invalidated both decisions and sent the insolvency petition back to the NCLT for a new ruling.
Editor's notes (AI Incident Database)
Timeline notes: The incident ID date is 08/28/2024, based on the NCLT ruling that relied on purported precedents later identified as AI-generated. On 07/02/2026, the Supreme Court invalidated the tribunal rulings and directed that the insolvency case be reconsidered. The incident ID was created on 07/07/2026.
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Who was involved
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- National Company Law Tribunal Lawyers Courts
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- Pooja Ramesh Singh Parties to insolvency proceedings Judicial integrity Essel Infraprojects Ltd Epistemic integrity
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