The Member Estate Officer of respondent No.2 has filed a counter affidavit wherein it is inter alia stated that the petitioner, who was a Government Pleader for Revenue, was appointed as Standing Counsel for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), by order dt.05.01.2013 as per the usual terms and conditions and fee structure issued by the HMDA on 11.03.2010, which was subsequently revised on 31.01.2013. He has further averred that the Special Court constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 directed the HMDA to file Form I, by order dt.09.01.2013 and 15 cases filed by it against 746 encroachers were numbered as L.G.C. Nos.13 to 27 of 2014 and the petitioner has sent individual letters for each case claiming bill for a total amount of Rs.12,90,000/-, including an amount of Rs.5,64,000/- towards miscellaneous expenses and Rs.7,26,000/- towards 50% of legal fee. That as per the fee structure issued on 31.01.2013, the legal fee the petitioner entitled to receive is Rs.12,000/- per case payable in two instalments, namely 50% of the legal fee will be paid after filing of the counter affidavit and the remaining 50% will be paid after disposal of the case and the petitioner is also entitled to receive Rs.2,000/- per case towards legal expenses (miscellaneous expenses) which will be paid along with 1st instalment of the fee after filing counter affidavit. That the petitioner is entitled to a sum of Rs.90,000/- at the rate of Rs.6,000/- towards part legal fee and also Rs.30,000/- at the rate of Rs.2,000/- towards legal expenses. That accordingly, the petitioner is
