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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P. G. Ajithkumar, J
Secretary to Advocate General, Office of the Advocate-General, Kerala, Ernakulam – Appellant
Versus
State Information Commissioner Kerala represented by Secretary – Respondent
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| 1. this case discusses legal questions surrounding the fiduciary relationship between the advocate general and the government. (Para 2) |
| 2. details surrounding the circumstances of the legal opinions sought and the orders issued by the commissions. (Para 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 3. examination of the relationship between the advocate general and the government as fiduciary. (Para 8 , 10 , 12 , 18) |
| 4. the court conclusively states the legal opinions from the advocate general are confidential. (Para 11 , 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT
Common legal questions are raised in these two writ petitions;
therefore, I am disposing of these two writ petitions by a common judgment.
2. Whether the relationship between the Advocate General of the State and the Government is a fiduciary relationship? Whether the legal opinions given by the Advocate General to the Government are exempted as per Section 8 (1)(e) of The Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short, Act 2005)? These are some of the questions to be decided in these cases.
3. First, I will consider the facts in W.P.(C). No.7979/2010. The 1st petitioner is the Secretary to the Advocate General, Kerala, and the 2nd petitioner is the State Public Information Of
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