vitarkai
of India's public court record
Indian legal research· simplified for you· in your language
Legal research & citations — simplified for you, in your language.
77 years of India's public court record, finally searchable in the language you actually speak — with every answer bound by paragraph and page to the judgment it came from.
For half a century the law in India has functioned as a private library — readable by those who could afford it, invisible to the majority who could not. Vitark.ai ends that asymmetry. A citation-only engine, built on every public judgment from the Supreme Court, the 25 High Courts, the tribunals, and soon the district courts that move the country.
See how vitark can help you.
Six tools, tuned to who you are and the law you have to read.
What we refuse to compromise on.
Four lines we will not cross. Not for speed. Not for scale. Not for anyone.
Our contract with you.
Some things in a legal database are features — speed, filters, exports, language coverage. They can be improved, swapped, deprecated.
And then there are things that are not features at all. They are the foundation under everything else. The four lines on the right are ours. They do not move.
If we ever break one of them, you should leave. We are writing them down here so you can hold us to it.
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Citation or silence.
If a claim cannot be traced to a verified judgment from an Indian court, we do not make it. Not paraphrased. Not retrofitted. Not invented. This is not a feature — it is the foundation under everything else on this platform.
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Private by default.
No search history stored without consent. No identifiers shared, ever. Whether you are reading a hostile order filed against you, preparing for tomorrow's hearing, tracing a paper trail for a story, or writing a thesis — you read the public record without being watched. Privacy is not a setting. It is the default.
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Observation, never fabrication.
What 50 years of Indian benches have decided, we will show you. What yours will decide tomorrow, we will not. Outcomes belong to the bench. Patterns are not promises. We trade only in what is on the record.
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Honest, even when it hurts.
Sometimes the right answer is "this citation has been overruled." Sometimes it is "this argument has lost in 12 benches." We will say it. We would rather you keep your peace, your filing, your byline, or your thesis intact.
Questions, answered.
The short version of what you'd ask before you signed up.
01 How is Vitark different from ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a general-purpose model trained on internet text — it can confidently invent case law that does not exist. Vitark is grounded in real Indian judgments. Every claim is anchored to a paragraph in a specific judgment you can open and verify. If a claim cannot be sourced, Vitark says so instead of fabricating a citation.
02 Will it hallucinate cases or citations?
No fabricated citations. Each summary, table, simulation, or finding is linked to the underlying judgment(s), order(s), or statutory provision(s), with court, case number, parties, date, and paragraph reference where relevant. If you find an output that appears inconsistent with its cited source, it goes to our Grievance Officer at grievance@vitark.ai and we investigate.
03 Which languages are supported?
Eleven Indian languages: Hindi, English, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bangla, Marathi, Gujarati, and Punjabi. Ask in your language; cited answers come back in the same language.
04 What jurisdictions does it cover?
Indian Supreme Court, all 25 High Courts, and major tribunals. We're not retrofitting US case law — Vitark is built natively on Indian source material.
05 Do credits expire?
Credits expire 12 months from the date of purchase. Unused credits within that window can be refunded under our Refund & Cancellation Policy. New top-ups don't extend the expiry of older batches.
06 What about my data and privacy?
Minimum-necessary collection. We don't sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We don't build profiles for behavioural advertising. Your private content is not used to train shared models. Sensitive matters get elevated confidentiality controls. Full details in our Privacy Policy.
07 Can I get a refund?
Yes — refund requests within 7 days of charge are eligible. Unused credits are refunded pro-rata. Used credits are not refundable. Outside the 7-day window, refunds are at our discretion (typically granted for technical failure, billing error, or unauthorised use). Full process in the Refund & Cancellation Policy.
08 Is this legal advice?
No. Vitark is a legal research and information platform — not a substitute for advice from a qualified legal professional. We summarise what courts have decided and cite the orders behind every output. We don't represent you, give legal opinions tailored to your facts, or predict outcomes. For any matter with material legal, financial, or personal consequence, consult a licensed advocate.
Query-first. Citation-first. Built to collapse three hours of manual case research into three clicks — without ever fabricating a reference.
Eleven Indian languages. The future of the bar should not start in a private library.