Algorithmic Bias and The Regulatory Void: Rethinking India's Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance
  • Author(s): Anam Shams
  • Paper ID: 1717917
  • Page: 3707-3715
  • Published Date: 26-05-2026
  • Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
  • Publisher: IRE Journals
  • e-ISSN: 2456-8880
  • Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 11 May-2026
Abstract

The integration of Artificial Intelligence into India's governance and legal infrastructure has accelerated dramatically, yet the constitutional and regulatory architecture required to contain its discriminatory potential remains embryonic. This article examines how algorithmic systems deployed in law enforcement, judicial administration, and public welfare reproduce and intensify pre-existing social inequalities, with particular consequences for marginalised communities including religious minorities, Scheduled Castes, and women. Drawing on constitutional doctrine principally Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India as interpreted in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) as well as comparative analysis of the EU AI Act, 2024, the article identifies critical doctrinal tools for contesting algorithmic bias and proposes a structured legislative and institutional framework for rights-protective AI governance in India

Citations

IRE Journals:
Anam Shams "Algorithmic Bias and The Regulatory Void: Rethinking India's Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 11 2026 Page 3707-3715 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717917

IEEE:
Anam Shams "Algorithmic Bias and The Regulatory Void: Rethinking India's Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(11) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717917