In July 2026, the Delhi High Court delivered an interim judgment in ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI OpCo LLC (2026), marking India's first substantive judicial examination of how copyright law applies to the training and operation of large language models (LLMs).

This exploratory note summarizes the Court's observations on AI training, copyright infringement, fair dealing, and jurisdiction, while highlighting areas that may require further judicial and regulatory clarification.

The views expressed in this note represent DSCI's interpretation of the judgment, and we welcome comments and feedback from readers.