Priyam Pratik, Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad ABSTRACT The growing use of data-driven tools in courts, tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies across the globe raises questions that go well beyond technical efficiency. When a machine assigns a probability score that determines whether a person goes to prison, loses a welfare benefit, or is refused bail, the constitutional guarantees that exist to restrain arbitrary state power are placed under direct pressure. This article maps those...