Lawyer's Plea Seeking ₹4.8 Crore in Pending Fees from State Rejected: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench has dismissed four petitions filed by an advocate who claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Government owed him about ₹4.8 crore as professional fees for representing the State in special appeals. The Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary held that disputes over professional fees between an advocate and client should ordinarily be resolved privately through mediation or conciliation, rather…