A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan was prompted to discuss the topic after pronouncing a judgment that required reference to the English translations of Hindi court records.
Several translations of legal documents were incorrect, the Court observed.
Addressing Senior Counsel Sidharth Luthra and Mukul Rohatgi who were present in court at the time, Justice Viswanathan said that lawyers need to take care to mention the correct words in their pleadings.
Leaving this task to AI may result in amusing errors, the Court added.
“Once I was using AI to translate a judgment and ‘leave granted’ became chutti sweekaar (holiday approved),” Justice Viswanathan recalled.
“In other times, it is translated as avkaash sweekrit (vacation approval),” Justice Gavai quipped.
Source: Barandbench
