Andradi v. Wijeyeratne – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 110

In the case between the petitioner (seeking probate of a last will, being a member of the testatrix’s family) and several respondents (notably heirs and interested parties), the court examined whether a letter withheld by a notary under a claim of professional privilege was protected under Sections 126 and 162 of the Evidence Ordinance. It was determined that while judicial inspection of documents claimed as privileged is not universally mandatory, the specific circumstances—centering on the document’s nature and the scope of the alleged privilege—required judicial scrutiny. The court emphasized that without inspection, the validity of the privilege claim could not be properly resolved. The matter was thus remanded for the document to be inspected by the judge, after which the main dispute