supposed privilege implies to individual liberty and private right, and to the potency of its abuse. The highest courts consider that the privilege ... that the scope of the admitted privilege is not in such litigation extended Particularly must it be remembered in this connection that the fact that
obvious importance to ensure generally that claims of privilege by the State--particularly in litigation involving possible liability of the State--are not used unnecessarily ... public interest to determine that the documents in respect of which privilege is claimed do actually relate to 'affairs of State' and then
Bullivant v. Attorney General for Victoria, (1901) AC 196, that the privileged nature of the communication betwean solicitor and client does not terminate with ... privilege, and not the privilege of the confidential agent) that he should be enabled properly to conduct his
litigation". The explanation to Section
wherein a Public Interest Litigation was filed
being aggrieved by the denial of State of Maharashtra the benefits and
privileges available to Scheduled Caste ... State of
Maharashtra which was under challenge in the said Public Interest
Litigation. The view expressed by the Hon'ble Apex Court
that the Rent Act gives a privilege to a non-resident Indian the
benefit of fast tracking the litigation, it is to be understood that
last two decades and the governments consider it to be their proud privilege to announce that they have earned more revenue by sale of liquor ... sale of intoxicants has also led to tremendous increase in the litigation in the matters relating to grant of licence etc. Hundreds of cases
additional pay for additional charge and he has enjoyed
all power/privileges associated with such post i.e. District
Development and Panchayat Officer ... enjoyed all privilege and power of the
higher post. Therefore, the claim of petitioner was rejected
by the Department Committee on Litigation
petition would be maintainable in terms of Maintainability of
Public Interest Litigation Rules, 2010.
4. The petitioner has placed on record Annexures ... that the concept of public interest litigation envisages to
take up the causes of down trodden and under privileged sections
of the society, who themselves
Hamid Ali Gardish, AIR 1940 Oudh 137, (D), said:
"The special privilege of the press is a time-worn fallacy, and the sooner ... might say further that so far from there being any special privilege of the press we are of opinion that there is on the other
privileges which are not available to others and is as bound by the decision of the Court as the other parties to the litigation
