New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to deliver its decision on Friday in the suo motu case concerning the practice of investigative agencies summoning advocates for providing legal advice to clients or for representing them before judicial forums.

As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria will likely lay down guidelines in the case titled “In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion or Represent Parties During Investigation of Cases and Related Issues”.

The suo motu proceedings were initiated earlier this year after several instances surfaced in which probe agencies issued summons to lawyers in connection with advice rendered to their clients.

The apex court ha

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