AI-generated fake precedents vitiate penalty adjudication, requiring fresh determination by an independent officer without unreliable legal material.

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....Reliance on non-existent, falsely cited, or hallucinated AI-generated precedents undermines the sanctity of adjudication and vitiates the decision-making process. Artificial intelligence may serve only as an assistive tool and cannot replace independent legal adjudication. Use of even minimal fake or unreliable precedent renders a penalty decision unsustainable where that material informed the adjudicating authority's reasoning. The penalty-confirming order and the original penalty order were set aside, with proceedings revived for fresh adjudication by another officer of the same rank.....