Supreme Court to hear if magistrate approval should be mandatory before summoning lawyers in probes. Move follows ED’s controversial summons to senior advocates in ESOP case.
The Madras High Court Advocates’ Association condemned the Enforcement Directorate’s notice to Senior Advocate Arvind Datar as an attack on legal independence. The summons, regarding Datar’s professional legal opinion, faced nationwide backlash from legal associations. Although the ED later withdrew the notice, concerns about undermining attorney-client confidentiality persist among lawyers across India.