sivakumar 24 April 2017

Refusal to give receipt

Lawyer of our charity trust has been handling 10 cases in. Coimbatore civil courts for the past 15 years. Has charged us more than 50 laks towards court fees and his fees.Refuses to give receipts for the court fees saying that courts do not issue receipts for fees paid. Is this true?Not given any receipts for his fees as well.

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Rama chary Rachakonda (Secunderabad/Highcourt practice watsapp no.9989324294 ) 24 April 2017

If the Bar Council of India has its way, all advocates in the country will soon have to accept fees only by cheque. And if the payment is to be made in cash, proper receipts must be furnished to the client and a register of the same will be required to be maintained by advocates.

This is just one of the elaborate code of ethics prescribed for the 1.2 million strong legal community in the country. The BCI, being the premier regulatory body for lawyers in the country, has come out with a draft code of ethics for lawyers.