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Nirmal Agro Pvt Ltd receives an opinion that cites a statutory provision, a tribunal ruling, and then concludes 'the proposal is lawful' without explaining how the ruling applies to Nirmal's facts. Which essential element is deficient?

The deficient element is the reasoned application of law to the facts. Merely citing a provision and a ruling then announcing a conclusion leaves the analysis missing; a good opinion explains how the authorities bear on the client's particular facts and why the conclusion follows.

  1. AThe heading of the opinion
  2. BApplication of law to facts through reasoning leading to the conclusionCorrect
  3. CMention of the author's fee
  4. DThe date of the opinion

Explanation

Authorities alone do not make an opinion; the writer must apply them to the specific facts and reason to the conclusion. Without that analysis, the conclusion is unsupported, even if citations are accurate.

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