The growing incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into court systems has sparked both optimism and anxiety in legal circles around the world. In India, AI technologies are increasingly being used in auxiliary court duties such as case administration, legal research, transcribing, and judgment translation as part of several e-Courts programs. While these tools promise to increase efficiency and reduce case backlogs, their prospective use in substantive court decision-making raises fundamental concerns about justice, openness, accountability, and the preservation of human judicial discretion.