The State Government has so far spent `48.02 lakh towards advocate fees in the submission of affidavits vis-à-vis chit fund scam case in the Supreme Court.
Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat informed this in the State Assembly on Monday while responding to a query of MlA Naba Kishore Das.
Amat said the Government appointed Sibasish Mishra as Advocate-on-Record on July 30, 2013 and Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanyam as Special Advisor on September 11, 2013. While Mishra has so far been paid `6,000, his pending dues now stand at `33,000. Similarly, Subramanyam has been paid `12.10 lakh and his arrear dues amount to `35.53 lakh, the Minister informed the House.
He said affidavits were submitted on July 31, 2013, September 30, 2013 and April 4, 2014 against the Writ Petition filed by Alok Jena in the Apex Court.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is now conducting investigation into the transactions of 44 chit fund in the State as per the directions of the Supreme Court, the Minister added.