The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a public interest litigation filed under Article 32 that sought judicial directions for curbing the misuse of Artificial Intelligence-generated content, after noting that the Union Government has already initiated the process of regulation.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recorded that the Government of India is actively addressing the matter and has placed draft rules in the public domain for stakeholder consultation, making further court interference unnecessary.

At the outset of the hearing, Senior Advocate Arvind P. Datar, appearing for Meta Platforms, submitted that the plea no longer survived in view of the draft amendments published by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in October 2025. These proposed modifications to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 include mechanisms to tackle harmful AI-generated images, videos, and deepfake audio content.

Datar informed the Court that the Government had invited responses from stakeholders and that several consultation meetings—most recently on November 13—were already underway. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, also representing Meta, echoed this position.

Taking note of these developments, the Court dictated its order:

“The writ petition under Article 32 seeks directions to frame a comprehensive regulatory framework and licensing regime for Artificial Intelligence tools capable of generating synthetic images, audios, and videos to prevent misuse. However, learned senior counsel Shri Arvind P. Datar and Shri Mukul Rohatgi have informed that after detailed deliberations, the Union of India has formulated draft rules and is meaningfully engaging with stakeholders. As the issues raised are being effectively addressed by the Government, judicial intervention is not warranted at this stage. The petition is accordingly disposed of.”

The PIL, filed by Advocate Aarati Sah, urged issuance of a mandamus to MeitY and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to institute statutory safeguards for responsible AI deployment and ensure accountability of major digital platforms such as Meta and Google.

Case Title: Aarati Sah v. Union of India
*W.P.(C) No. 1127/2025