A practising advocate appointed legal advisor to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board sought settlement of unpaid legal fees. The court directed the second respondent to pay all eligible fees within four weeks and disposed of the writ petition without costs.
Second respondent directed to settle entire eligible legal fees to petitioner within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 08.08.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI
WP.No.18308 of 2014
V.Jayakumar
... Petitioner
Vs
Prayer :- Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 & 2 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 07.02.2014 and settle the payment of the legal fees payable to the petitioner within the time frame as may be stipulated by this Court.
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For Petitioner : Mr.D.Shivakumaran For Respondent : Mr.LSM.Hasan Fizal AGP R1 Mr.D.Veerasekaran RR2 & 3
ORDER
This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 & 2 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 07.02.2014 and settle the payment of the legal fees payable to the petitioner within the time frame as may be stipulated by this Court.
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may direct the respondents to consider and pass orders on the petitioners representation dated 07.02.2014 within the stipulated time as fixed by this Court.
submitted that the representation will be considered and orders will be passed within the stipulated time as fixed by this Court.
of the limited request sought for by the petitioner, this court directs the second respondent to settle the entire eligible legal fees to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.
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M.DHANDAPANI, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Tamil Nadu Housing Board should settle the petitioner advocate's unpaid legal fees of Rs.4,31,050/-.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.Jayakumar
The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Chennai-36.
The Executive Engineer & Administrative Officer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Salem.
M.Dhandapani
As recorded by the court registry
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