Delhi HC Warns GST & Income Tax Departments Against Using AI-Generated Judgments in SCNs



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The Delhi High Court has issued a stern warning to the GST and Income Tax departments, advising them to use extreme caution when employing AI tools like ChatGPT for legal citations in show cause notices and assessment proceedings. The court highlighted the risk of 'AI hallucinations' and fabricated case laws, emphasising that AI-generated data is not yet reliable enough to substitute human judgment in legal matters. Departments are now responsible for independently verifying all cited judgments to ensure accuracy and prevent the use of fake legal references.

The Delhi High Court has cautioned both the GST Department and the Income Tax Department to exercise "utmost caution" when relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for legal citations in show cause notices (SCNs) and assessment proceedings. The warning came from a division benc
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The Delhi High Court has warned the GST and Income Tax departments to exercise utmost caution when using AI tools like ChatGPT for legal citations in show cause notices and assessment proceedings.

The warning is due to the risk of 'AI hallucinations' and fabricated case laws, where AI tools might generate inaccurate or imaginary legal references without proper verification.

No, the court stated that AI chatbots cannot be relied upon to determine legal or factual issues and should not be used for citing authoritative legal precedent. They may only be used for preliminary understanding or research.

The GST and Income Tax departments must take full responsibility if they cite or generate information using AI software, and all judgments used in official documents must be independently verified.

Potential issues include incorrect interpretations, fabricated case laws, imaginary or inconsistent data, and responses influenced by training data or user queries, highlighting that AI accuracy is still in a 'grey area'.




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