https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456686 Sections 126 and 129 of the Evidence Act extend legal professional privilege to confidential communications made to a salaried law officer acting as a legal adviser, not only to independent advocates; communications in that capacity are protected. However, a document is privileged only if it is in truth a confidential request for legal advice. The draft reply at issue was prepared for approval, contained the factual basis for eviction action, and had already been produced in another enquiry with consent and inspection, so it did not qualify as privileged. The production order was therefore sustained. en-us Fri, 13 Mar 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:37:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456686 Sections 126 and 129 of the Evidence Act extend legal professional privilege to confidential communications made to a salaried law officer acting as a legal adviser, not only to independent advocates; communications in that capacity are protected. However, a document is privileged only if it is in truth a confidential request for legal advice. The draft reply at issue was prepared for approval, contained the factual basis for eviction action, and had already been produced in another enquiry with consent and inspection, so it did not qualify as privileged. The production order was therefore sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Mar 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456686