The Arvind Kejriwal Government has rejected lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung’s order to revoke the appointment of a panel of 15 advocates, including three advocate on records and 12 arguing panel of the Delhi Government’s Supreme Court lawyers.
The Delhi Cabinet on Friday rejected the l-G’s decision to revoke the appointment of panel of Delhi Government’s SC lawyers. Cabinet also said as per August 4, 2016 Delhi High Court judgement power to appoint lawyers lies with the elected Government.
Earlier, the l-G had returned the file pertaining to the issue to Delhi law Minister Manish Sisodia and asked him to revoke the Government’s order to appoint three advocates on record and 12 arguing counsels for the SC.
The Government had appointed these lawyers without the prior approval of the l-G in 2014 and 2015, said sources. last December, the AAP Government had issued the order on appointment of three advocates-on-record and 12 advocates for the arguing panel of the SC. The order had stated that advocate-on-record shall be paid a fixed remuneration of Rs 90,000 per month. It had further said advocates-on-record may also be paid drafting fee of Rs 7,500 for each case.