M.S.subbarao (Advocate) 01 June 2009

Uniform Advocate Fee structure

Shall there be a uniform Advocate's fee structure applicable all over the country? What should be barest minimum feeeven the raw junior shall be paid? If a fee structure is evolved how to implement the same? These questions are peritinent in view of the fact the High courts are fixing the Advocate fee that will be charged in the decree irrespective of ground realities and litigants, including Corporations taking a raid on advocates by taking advantage of unfortunate feeling of competition or feeling of helpless of many a advocate? I may not be mistaken for raising a sensitive issue.

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Y V Vishweshwar Rao (Advocate ) 01 June 2009

Dear Sir !

I agree with your feelings, there msut be uniform fee and it should be reasonable and justified .Your comments are reflectign the present days situation !

Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar (Nil) 05 June 2009

I also agree and i support strongly. this will also check the evil of toutitism and degration of legal profession.

M.S.subbarao (Advocate) 05 June 2009

can you suggest a method to work out uniform fee structure, both for the work done outside the court and before the court? And what are the factors to be taken into consideration for fixing the advocates fee scale and its periodical revision?

B.S MANJUNATH (ADVOCATES) 03 September 2009

Effort should be made to have consensus for having unifrom minimum fees. There is free legal aid for poor people. It is the advocates who start practice do not get appropriate aid. Thus if consensus is generated that no body will charge less than the minimum fees, we can have uniformity. The seniors and experts, specialists can always charge higher as per their wish. However it is charging less fees by every body is creating uneven competition.