Parth Maniktala is a Fellow at the Centre for AI, DPI, and Digital Futures (CADF) at NCAER. He is a lawyer and researcher whose work focuses on the responsible adoption and governance of AI in the public sector. His recent research and writing explore guardrails for frontier AI and the governance of AI hallucinations in judicial decision-making. 

Previously, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Adalat AI, a justice-tech non-profit developing AI tools for courts. In this role, he helped design governance, assurance, and data protection frameworks for AI systems deployed across more than 5,000 courtrooms in India. He has also practised as an Advocate before the Supreme Court of India and taught at Jindal Global Law School, where he served as Assistant Dean (Research) and Lecturer.

Parth holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, along with an LL.B. and a BA (Hons.) in English Literature from the University of Delhi.