Law student takes University to court after failing due to AI-backed answers, all details here

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In a pivotal legal battle that could redefine the role of artificial intelligence in education, a law student has filed a lawsuit against OP Jindal Global University. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has requested the university to respond to the student's allegations regarding his failure due to submitting AI-generated exam responses. The court has scheduled the next hearing for November 14, as announced by Justice Jasgurpeet Singh Puri.

The case centres on Kaustubh Shakkarwar, a law student pursuing a Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property and Technology Laws at Jindal Global Law School. Shakkarwar, who previously worked as a law researcher for the Chief Justice of India, also runs an AI platform that supports litigation. He has practical experience in Intellectual Property law, which adds depth to his case, according to a Bar and Bench report. 

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Shakkarwar sat for his end-of-term examination on May 18, submitting his answers for the subject “Law and Justice in the Globalizing World.” Following the examination, the Unfair Means Committee determined that his responses were predominantly AI-generated, concluding that 88 percent of the answers derived from artificial intelligence, Bar and Bench reported. On June 25, the committee declared him to have failed the subject, a decision later upheld by the Controller of Examinations.

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In response, Shakkarwar approached the court, asserting that the university did not provide clear guidelines prohibiting the use of AI-generated content. His petition, filed through advocate Prabhneer Swani, argues that the university failed to demonstrate that using AI constitutes plagiarism. He emphasises that his submission represented his own original work and did not rely solely on AI.

Shakkarwar claims that the university has not presented any