New Delhi: In some good news, middle income group people can get their cases argued in the Supreme Court for a nominal fee of not more than Rs 20,000. To fulfil the requirement the annual gross salary should not exceed Rs 7.5 lakh or and the monthly income Rs 60,000.
The scheme is available under the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society, which is headed by a sitting judge of the SC with the Attorney General of India as its ex-official vice president.
Disclosing this at a news conference on Monday, office bearers of the society and senior counsel Ranjit Kumar and Raju Ramachandran, said middle class people who can't afford the expensive litigation in the SC can avail the services of the society for a nominal amount. The society comprises 30 prominent senior advocates, besides 100-odd advocates on record.
The society's office is located within the SC complex.Under the scheme even a senior advocate if engaged by a client can charge a maximum of Rs 9,000 for three days of hearing or for the entire case. The amount would start from as low as Rs 3,000 depending upon the stage of the petition.
The scheme is available under the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society, which is headed by a sitting judge of the SC with the Attorney General of India as its ex-official vice president.
Disclosing this at a news conference on Monday, office bearers of the society and senior counsel Ranjit Kumar and Raju Ramachandran, said middle class people who can't afford the expensive litigation in the SC can avail the services of the society for a nominal amount. The society comprises 30 prominent senior advocates, besides 100-odd advocates on record.
The society's office is located within the SC complex.Under the scheme even a senior advocate if engaged by a client can charge a maximum of Rs 9,000 for three days of hearing or for the entire case. The amount would start from as low as Rs 3,000 depending upon the stage of the petition.
Source:-The Economic Times
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