Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 619 · Decided 7 November 2003
New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. A.K. Saxena
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 619 · [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 386
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8957/2003
- Decided
- 7 November 2003
- Bench
- S.N. VARIAVA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Advocate-Claim for fee-Withholding papers of client-Advocate seeking leave of court to be discharged as counsel of party-Stating that he A B will return the papers of the client on payment of his fees-High Court granting C leave for being discharged and directing the party to pay full fees of the upon a disputed question of fact-High Court should not have given the directions it did also because at the time the High Court passed the order, a writ petition regarding claim for fees of the Advocate was pending D before it-It will be open for the Advocate to file appropriate proceedings
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