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The document discusses various government privileges in legal proceedings. It states that the government can claim privilege from obligations and liabilities imposed by statutes unless expressly exempted. The government has the burden to prove any claimed exemption. The government also has privilege under the Evidence Act to not produce unpublished records in court, unless disclosure is needed for the government's defense. The Code of Civil Procedure bars suits against the government for two months after notice, and the Limitation Act provides the government thirty years to institute suits, except before the Supreme Court in original jurisdiction cases.

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Privileges PDF

The document discusses various government privileges in legal proceedings. It states that the government can claim privilege from obligations and liabilities imposed by statutes unless expressly exempted. The government has the burden to prove any claimed exemption. The government also has privilege under the Evidence Act to not produce unpublished records in court, unless disclosure is needed for the government's defense. The Code of Civil Procedure bars suits against the government for two months after notice, and the Limitation Act provides the government thirty years to institute suits, except before the Supreme Court in original jurisdiction cases.

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GOVERNMENT PRIVILEGES IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

 
❖ The  ​state  can  claim  the  p
​ rivilege that the obligations and liabilities imposed 
by a statute on individuals do not apply to it. 
❖ While  deciding  a  case  in  ​1967​,  the  SC  of  India  has  held  that  normally  the 
state  would  be  bound  by  a  statute  unless  it  is  exempted  expressly  or  by 
necessary implication.
❖   If  the  state  claims  that  it  is  exempt  from  the  obligations  and  liabilities 
imposed by a statute, the burden lies on it to prove the fact. 
❖   The  state may be deemed to be exempted by necessary implication in case of 
a criminal case where the punishment involves imprisonment. 
❖   Under  the  provision  of  the  ​Evidence  Act,  1872​,  the  government  has  a 
privilege not to produce its unpublished record in courts. 
❖ This  privilege  should  not  be  claimed  on  the ground that the disclosure of the 
document might defeat the defence raised by the state.  
❖ There  is  a  provision  under  the  ​Code  of Civil Procedure, 1908 which bars the 
institution  of  any  suit  against  the  government  or  against  a  public  officer in 
respect  of  any  act  done  in  his  official  capacity  until  the  expiration  of  two 
months  next  after  notice  in  writing  has  been  given  in  the  prescribed 
manner. 
❖ Under  the  L ​ imitation  Act,  1963  the  government  enjoys  the  benefit  of  ​thirty 
years  limitation  for  institution  of  suits  by  it  or  on  its  behalf  except in a suit 
before the Supreme Court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction.
 
 

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