Karnataka HC Disposes Writ on AI-Driven ITAT Order After Case Transferred to New Bench

Buckeye Trust Vs Registrar (Karnataka High Court) Karnataka High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by the assessee seeking a direction to defer income-tax appellate proceedings before the ITAT Mumbai until the President of the Tribunal decided the assessee’s transfer application. The petitioner had raised serious concerns regarding an earlier ITAT order allegedly generated using Artificial Intelligence, which was subsequently recalled. The petitioner contended that since the Judicial Member who authored the AI-driven order intended to hear the case again, it would give rise to “appar...