https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273825 Privileged legal communications between a public authority acting as counsel and its client remained protected from disclosure, as Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act barred release of legal advice, correspondence and connected records. The RTI Act's general disclosure scheme, including the fiduciary exemption and public interest override, could not displace that statutory privilege where another law imposed a direct bar. The summons directed to the Public Prosecutor's office was therefore unsustainable and was set aside; the information could instead be sought from the State in possession of the records. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:45:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273825 Privileged legal communications between a public authority acting as counsel and its client remained protected from disclosure, as Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act barred release of legal advice, correspondence and connected records. The RTI Act's general disclosure scheme, including the fiduciary exemption and public interest override, could not displace that statutory privilege where another law imposed a direct bar. The summons directed to the Public Prosecutor's office was therefore unsustainable and was set aside; the information could instead be sought from the State in possession of the records. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273825