வழக்கறிஞர்கள் கட்டணத்தைப் பாரீர்! - How much do Delhi’s top advocates charge?

வழக்கறிஞர்கள் கட்டணத்தைப் பாரீர்! - How much do Delhi’s top advocates charge?

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நானும் வழக்கறிஞர் தான் சொல்வதில் தவறில்லை. டெல்லி உச்சநீதிமன்ற வழக்கறிஞர்கள் தாங்கள் ஏற்றுநடத்தும் வழக்குகளுக்கு எவ்வளவு கட்டணம் வாங்குகிறார்கள் என்று கீழே உள்ள பட்டியலைப் பாருங்கள். அவை யாவும் லட்சக்கணக்கில் பட்டியலிடப்பட்டுள்ளன.

ராம்ஜெத் மலானியில் தொடங்கி முக்கிய வழக்கறிஞர்கள் அனைவருடைய வழக்குக்கான கட்டண விபரம் பற்றி வெளிப்படையாக வந்த செய்திதான் இது.

The colonial-era building with a red sandstone dome on Delhi’s Bhagwan Dass Road is home to an elite class of lawyers who are likely to be the most expensive in the world: they are typically paid between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.15 lakh per hearing.

Interviews by Legally India with more than more than 32 Delhi law firm partners and advocates working with business clients have revealed that the top bracket in terms of pay is dominated by advocates who are or were also politicians (mainly from the Congress).

All the lawyers spoke on condition of anonymity.Most of the ‘class 1’ seniors (although there’s no actual such term for them) can be retained to represent clients on ordinary matters in the Supreme Court for between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.7 lakh, said one of the lawyers interviewed.

The nonagenarian Ram Jethmalani is one of the oldest senior advocates still regularly practising and is also one of the highest-paid senior advocates in India at the apex or any other court. According to several briefing lawyers, it generally costs at least Rs.25 lakh to have Jethmalani’s name attached to the case file and for him to read it.

Jethmalani can afford to price himself out of the market for all but the most affluent clients because a majority of the cases he does take up these days, he handles pro bono, or without charging a fee, according to lawyers, and he only appears in a few cases per week.

Former finance minister P. Chidambaram charges in the range of Rs.6-7 lakh for one appearance before a bench of Supreme Court judges. Former Rajya Sabha member Fali S. Nariman, who by most accounts rarely takes up cases any more, charges between Rs.11 lakh and Rs.15 lakh per appearance in the Supreme Court.

“(Nariman), like Chidambaram, is very choosy. He only accepts (a case) if it involves a challenging question of law. (He accepts) not more than one (case) in a day,” explained a Delhi advocate who has previously engaged Nariman and Chidambaram for clients.

Former law minister Kapil Sibal charges at least Rs.8 lakh and up to Rs.15 lakh for one appearance at the Supreme Court. Congress politician Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Harish Salve (the son of late Congress politician NKP Salve), who is now also a London barrister, generally charge upwards of Rs.6 lakh for one day’s appearance in a case in the Supreme Court, with Salve charging up to Rs.15 lakh.

However, the fees charged in that top bracket are fairly variable, depending on the complexity of a case and how interesting it is, the relationship with the client or briefing lawyer or a variety of other factors, including the day of the week it is listed to be heard.

The rates are usually lowest in the Supreme Court on Mondays and Fridays—the so-called miscellaneous days when the apex court hears new matters before deciding whether to admit them for a proper hearing.

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the Supreme Court hears arguments in cases, and fees for advocates such as Sibal, Singhvi and Salve can range between Rs.11 lakh and Rs.15 lakh.

Courtesy : livemint

-கே.எஸ்.இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்.

12-09-2015.

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