1Ask, once
“मेरा ठेला बिना नोटिस ज़ब्त हो गया, क़ानून क्या कहता है?”
हिन्दी · detectedSubstantiate
Plain words, any of eleven languages. No prompts to learn, no query craft.
Vol I · No 1
New Delhi Edition
vitarkai
Cited by design
Unbiased legal database
of India's public court record
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.
— corpus —
One crore+ judgments
Supreme Court · 25 High Courts · tribunals. Sourced legally, indexed nightly since 1974, zero edits.
— languages —
Eleven+ languages
Hindi · English · Hinglish · Tamil · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bangla · Marathi · Gujarati · Punjabi.
— design line —
Zero hallucinations
Every citation, every bench, every dissent, on the record. If we cannot cite it, we do not say it.
— the product —
A memo, not a conversation.
The research is already done. Ask once; take the finished document to court.
2Watch the docket build
Building your memo00:09.4
Maharashtra Ekta Hawkers Union v. MCGMSC
WP(C) 2556/2015, hawker zones, Delhi HCHC
The engine reads over a crore of judgments, admits the ones that matter, and verifies every citation, live on screen.
3Take the memo to court
Research memo · cited throughout
Street vendor evictions under the SV Act, 2014
Protected under Art. 19(1)(g), no eviction till the survey completes. 19 cases · 6 statutes…
A finished document: export, cite, defend. Deep dive stays anchored to it; nothing dissolves into chat history.
TL;DR first
The full memo in minutes, not hours
Chat history none
— our contract with you —
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.
◆ Art. I–IV · the four refusals
— vitark v0.9 —
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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 fifty years of Indian benches have decided, we will show you. What yours will decide tomorrow, we will not. The moment a human softens the public record, the record becomes unusable, which is why our database is kept untouched, honest, intact. Sometimes the right answer is “this citation has been overruled.” We will say it. We trade only in what is on the record.
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Three clicks, zero training.
Three hours of manual research, three clicks. No syntax. No tutorials. Type one word and you have a thorough report on that subject, researched only on published data, with every bench, every year, every latent question your senior would have asked next. Eleven Indian languages today.
— the public docket —
Know where you stand.
Plain-language briefings on the legal questions people actually search. Every claim cited to a judgment or a section of the law.
Tenancy
Landlord not returning your security deposit? What Indian law says
The proof a landlord must show before deducting from your deposit, the interest courts award on delayed refunds, and the cases that decide these disputes.
Money
A cheque you received has bounced. What the Negotiable Instruments Act lets you do
The strict 30-day, 15-day, and one-month timeline under Section 138, the notice mistakes that sink cases, and the Supreme Court rulings that decide them.
Employment
Facing sexual harassment at work? What the POSH Act requires your employer to do
The Internal Committee every employer of 10 or more must set up, the 3-month complaint window, the 60-day duty to act, and the rulings that protect complainants.
Tenancy
Can your landlord evict you without notice? Your rights as a tenant
When a landlord can evict a tenant in India, the notice the law requires, and why a forcible lockout without a court order is illegal.
Money
A friend will not return borrowed money. How you can recover it legally
Recovering money lent to a friend or relative in India: recovery suits, Order 37 summary suits, the three-year limit, and digital proof.
Money
You signed as a loan guarantor. What exactly are you liable for?
What a loan guarantor is liable for in India: co-extensive liability, when the lender can come after you first, and your rights after paying.
— frequently asked —
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.
◆ The rights you already hold · verified against the Vitark corpus
- Cannot afford a lawyer?Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, Section 12. Free legal aid is a right, not charity.
- If you are arrestedBNSS 2023, Section 47 · D.K. Basu, 1996 INSC 1508. The grounds, and your right to bail, must be told to you.
- The police must file your FIRLalita Kumari v. Govt of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1. An FIR is mandatory for a cognizable offence.
- A bounced chequeNegotiable Instruments Act 1881, Section 138. Dishonour for want of funds is a criminal offence.
- Maintenance for wife, child or parentBNSS 2023, Section 144. A wife, child or parent can claim monthly support.
- Free education, age 6 to 14Right to Education Act 2009, Section 3 · Article 21A. Free, compulsory, no fees.
- Domestic violence: anyone may reportProtection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Section 4. Protection can be sought.
- Courts accessible to allRights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, Section 12. Accessible without discrimination.
— the close —
Before you panic, search.
Before you hire, cite.
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.