Consider the following statements:

Sealed cover jurisprudence refers to the practice of courts accepting information in “sealed envelopes”, which is only accessible to the judges.

The principle of ‘public-interest immunity’ allows the state to withdraw material from the public record if it ‘injures public interest’.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Sealed cover jurisprudence refers to the practice of courts seeking or accepting information in “sealed envelopes”, which is only accessible to the judges. The ‘sealed-cover’ exercise has been frequently employed by courts in deciding sensitive matterssuch as the Rafale jet deal case.
The principle of ‘public-interest immunity’ allows the state to withdraw material from the public record if it ‘injures public interest’. The principle does not allow any reliance by the court or parties involved on such material that has been submitted before the court. It is ‘least restrictive measure’ which substantially realises the objective of protecting the interests of confidentiality and national security.

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Both 1 & 2

Sealed cover jurisprudence refers to the practice of courts seeking or accepting information in “sealed envelopes”, which is only accessible to the judges. The ‘sealed-cover’ exercise has been frequently employed by courts in deciding sensitive matterssuch as the Rafale jet deal case.
The principle of ‘public-interest immunity’ allows the state to withdraw material from the public record if it ‘injures public interest’. The principle does not allow any reliance by the court or parties involved on such material that has been submitted before the court. It is ‘least restrictive measure’ which substantially realises the objective of protecting the interests of confidentiality and national security.

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