AI AS ARBITRATOR: TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF SECTION 11 UNDER INDIAN ARBITRATION LAW
AUTHOR – KHAN SIMRAN SALIM, STUDENT AT GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE
BEST CITATION – KHAN SIMRAN SALIM, AI AS ARBITRATOR: TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF SECTION 11 UNDER INDIAN ARBITRATION LAW, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (10) OF 2026, PG. 164-165, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
Introduction:
In Today’s Time, AI has taken up space in almost every industry. Also, in places where one wrong move by AI can cost running blood to the involved parties. Likewise, AI has been also adapted in the Indian Legal Industries, specifically in Arbitration. Many parties to it prefer now ODR which is Online Dispute Resolution after post NITI Ayog in 2021. The question arises a er the fast-growing pase of AI in Legal world is whether can an AI Arbitrate under the 1996 Act?
Whether an AI can be considered as a “person” under sec on 11 of The General Clauses Act? The Supreme Court of India in its Judgement of “Perkins Eastman Architects DPC v. HSCC (India) Ltd”, established the scope of “Person” in arbitration.