Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. A.K. Saxena

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 386
Bench S.N. Variava and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 7 November 2003

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Advocate-Claim for fee-Withholding papers of client-Advocate seeking leave of court to be discharged as counsel of party-Stating that he will return the papers of the client on payment of his fees-High Court granting leave for being discharged and directing the party to pay full fees of the Advocate-Held, it is not for supreme Court, as it was not for the High Court, to adjudicate 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

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