Can advocate demand fee as percentage of subject matter of the case
Jainantony Antony 09 December 2025
Can advocate demand fee as percentage of subject matter of the case
Advocate Bhartesh goyal (advocate) 09 December 2025
No, Advocates can not charge fee on basis of percentage of results, it is illegal.
P. Venu (Advocate) 09 December 2025
Such demand is unlawful. However, in certain cases, such practice is prevalent.
Jainantony Antony 09 December 2025
This is a case of illegal mining by the adjacent property owner because of that the other property owner faced serious situations of soil erosion so he approached an advocate to file a petition to stop and to have an injunction during the petiod of the case the filing advocate avoid vakalathama then the new advocate entered in this case he was not interested in this case. And was repeatedly absent in the court. Due to this the plaintiff and respondents reached in a settlement as a result of it the respondents agreed to purchase the property with compensation and sale consideration. This act knowing by the advocate he demands 10 percentage of the settlement amount. But he already received Rs. 30000 in different times through on line. How will deal this issue
kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired)) 09 December 2025
I opine that the said advocate has not taken the case to file in a civil court. But he agreed to an amicable settlement between both parties.
P. Venu (Advocate) 10 December 2025
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This is a case of illegal mining by the adjacent property owner because of that the other property owner faced serious situations of soil erosion so he approached an advocate to file a petition to stop and to have an injunction during the petiod of the case the filing advocate avoid vakalathama then the new advocate entered in this case he was not interested in this case. And was repeatedly absent in the court. Due to this the plaintiff and respondents reached in a settlement as a result of it the respondents agreed to purchase the property with compensation and sale consideration. This act knowing by the advocate he demands 10 percentage of the settlement amount. But he already received Rs. 30000 in different times through on line. How will deal this issue | ![]() |
The demand is illegal and amounts to professional misconduct. You need not pay. You have the option to complain to the Bar council.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 10 December 2025
You may lodge a criminal complaint against the advocate for extortion and other offences besides submitting a complaint in the bar council of your state and in the bar association where the advocate has registered himself for necessary action
Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate ) 11 December 2025
There is no straight jacket formula for charging professional fees by an advocate,
Theoritically it cannot be on commission basis, however, practically it differs.