IEA Section 127 — 126 to apply to interpreters, etc

Chapter 9

Civil

Summary

The rules about protecting client confidentiality that apply to lawyers also apply to interpreters and to the clerks or servants of barristers, pleaders, attorneys, and vakils. This means these people cannot disclose any communication made to them in the course of their professional work without the client's consent.

Official Text

The provision of section 126 shall apply to interpreters, and the clerks or servants of barristers, pleaders, attorneys, and vakils.

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Related Judgments

  • ASSOCIATES THROUGH ITS PARTNER vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2019)
  • NIRMITI DEVELOPERS THROUGH ITS PARTNERS & ANR. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. vs THOMAS JOSEPH ALIAS THOMAS M. J. & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD. AND ORS. vs ANIS AHMED — Supreme Court of India (2013)
  • OFFSHORE HOLDINGS PVT. LTD. vs BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2011)

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