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2021 (2) TMI 81 - HC - Indian LawsNon-payment of professional fee/retainership fee bills of empanelled lawyers of the GNCTD - Clearance of outstanding dues - HELD THAT:- Lawyers and counsels who are engaged by various Governments/Departments render their professional services to the said Departments and Governments. The respective Governments /Departments are expected to clear the professional bills of the lawyers within a reasonable time. Under no circumstances should a counsel who has been engaged by the Government/Department be forced to sue his/her own client, especially a government or its agency, and seek legal remedies for seeking clearance of his/her professional fee. The fact that the Petitioner was forced to approach this Court is extremely unfortunate. Though the professional bills of the Petitioner are stated to have now been cleared, his retainership fee is still not being paid. Since there is no dispute on the factum that retainership fee is to be paid, this Court directs the GNCTD to clear the pending retainership payments to the Petitioner within one month from today. Petition disposed off.
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