Gurugram: The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticised advocates last week for relying on their mobile phones to access information through artificial intelligence (AI) tools and Google Search during court arguments. The court called the habit “unprofessional” and said that it disrupts proceedings.

Hearing a case on 30 September, Justice Sanjay Vashisth took exception to counsel Sandeep Verma for turning to his phone in the middle of a hearing, searching for information he needed to reply to a court query, instead of arriving at court prepared.

“This court is concerned and bothered, time and again, by the respected members of the Bar using mobile phones during the course of hearings, just in front of the court,” Justice Vashisth said, adding that sometimes, judges have to stall proceed

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