Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with **professional commu…

Question

Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with **professional communications between a legal adviser and a client**. According to the lesson, the protection extends to communications passing between them in professional confidence, AND continues unless:

Accepted Answer

D. {'text': 'The client gives express consent to the legal adviser to disclose the communication, since the rule is grounded in the impossibility of legal business without unreserved communication', 'label': 'D'}

1. Sections 126-129 protect **legal professional communications** from disclosure.
2. The lesson states: "A client cannot be compelled and a legal adviser cannot be allowed without the **express consent of his client** to disclose oral or documentary communications passing between them in professional confidence."
3. The rule is founded on the impossibility of conducting legal business without professional assistance and full and unreserved communication.
4. The privilege extends to interpreters, clerks and servants of the legal adviser under Section 128.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 11 (Indian Evidence Act, 1872), pp. 251-272._

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{'text': 'The legal adviser has died or has voluntarily retired from the practice of the legal profession for any reason whatsoever under any provision of any law in force in any State', 'label': 'A'}

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{'text': 'The legal adviser has been suspended or otherwise debarred from the practice of the legal profession for any reason whatsoever under any provision of any law in force in any State', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'The communication was made through any third party of any description under any circumstance whatsoever under any provision of any law in force in any State of India', 'label': 'C'}