SC judge monitors AI-assisted translation of judgements in 18 vernacular languages: MoS
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, APR 04, 2025: THE Supreme Court is collaborating with the High Courts in translation of e-SCR Judgements in 18 vernacular languages. The Chief Justice of India has constituted the Artificial Intelligence Assisted Legal Translation Advisory Committee, headed by a Judge of the Supreme Court of India to monitor the translation of Supreme Court Reportable Judgements (e-SCR) into vernacular languages by using Artificial Intelligence Tools. A similar Committee has been constituted in all the High Courts, headed by a Judge of the respective High Courts.
The Artificial Intelligence Committee of the Supreme Court has been convening frequent meetings with the Artificial Intelligence Committee of the High Courts and giving directions/ suggestions for translation of Supreme Court and High Court Judgements in vernacular language by using Artificial Intelligence Tools. The Artificial Intelligence Committee of the High Courts, Law Secretary, Advocate General, the Secretary in-charge of translation department in the State have been requested to take steps for appointment of translators in every High Court for translation of Supreme Court Reportable Judgements (e-SCR) as well as the High Court judgements into vernacular/ local language of that state.
As on 28.03.2025, 36344 Supreme Court Judgments have been translated in Hindi language and 47439 Judgments of Supreme Court have been translated in other vernacular languages and uploaded on e-SCR portal with the assistance of the High Courts (Annexure-I).
Annexure-I
Details of Supreme Court Judgments translated in Hindi language and in other vernacular languages and uploaded on e-SCR portal as on 28.03.2025.
Supreme Court Vernacular Judgements Available on e-SCR Portal
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Sl. No.
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Local Language
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No. of Judgements
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1.
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Assamese
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340
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2.
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Bengali
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3600
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3.
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Garo
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7
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4.
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Gujarati
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3361
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5.
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Hindi
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36344
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6.
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Kannada
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1942
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7.
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Kashmiri
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1
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8.
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Khasi
|
4
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9.
|
Konkani
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16
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10.
|
Malayalam
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2996
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11.
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Marathi
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2628
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12.
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Nepali
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153
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13.
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Odia
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378
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14.
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Punjabi
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25004
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15.
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Santali
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51
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16.
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Tamil
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2808
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17.
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Telugu
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1659
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18.
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Urdu
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2491
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Total
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83783
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This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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