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Reliance on precedent by adjudicating authorities must be verified: the article identifies that reliance on non existent, incorrect or irrelevant judicial citations (apparently AI generated) breaches principles of natural justice and produces a procedural defect in reasoned orders; such unverified dependence indicates failure to apply independent judicial mind and can vitiate findings. It recommends prescribing parameters and directions to regulate how quasi judicial authorities rely on High Court and Supreme Court decisions, calls for institutional guidance (including Senior Standing Counsel assistance), and notes interim relief was granted pending formulation and final disposal.
Reliance on precedent by adjudicating authorities must be verified: the article identifies that reliance on non existent, incorrect or irrelevant judicial citations (apparently AI generated) breaches principles of natural justice and produces a procedural defect in reasoned orders; such unverified dependence indicates failure to apply independent judicial mind and can vitiate findings. It recommends prescribing parameters and directions to regulate how quasi judicial authorities rely on High Court and Supreme Court decisions, calls for institutional guidance (including Senior Standing Counsel assistance), and notes interim relief was granted pending formulation and final disposal.
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