Bombay HC sets aside Customs Order for Reliance on AI-Generated Fake Supreme Court Judgments

The Bombay High Court set aside a Customs Order-in-Original after the petitioner pointed out that two Supreme Court judgments cited by the adjudicating authority did not exist in any law report or legal database and appeared to be AI-generated hallucinations. The Court observed that reliance on dubious AI-generated material was fatal to the sustainability of the order. It also reiterated that while AI may assist adjudication, it cannot substitute the adjudicator's independent application of mind. The order was quashed by consent of the parties and the matter remanded for fresh adjudication within eight weeks.