The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court judgment that had upheld the GST Department’s search of advocate Puneet Batra’s cabin and held that advocate-client privilege could not operate as an absolute bar against investigation into an advocate’s own conduct. A Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu stayed the operation … Continue reading SC Stays Delhi HC Ruling on GST Search of Advocate’s Cabin; Challenge to Limits of Advocate-Client Privilege to Be Examined