All clients must insist estimate / proforma in writing before appointing an advocate. Like architects association has made a format for billing and giving estimates similarly Bar must come out with similar format. If estimate / proforma is not accepted and signed by client then version of client must be believed.
Pl. note that in Insurance and credit card agents r openly advised that dont sell same to advocates and police. Why?? Why integrity of advocates r doubted??
When in life first time I approached an friend advocate for an advocate cautioned that I don't practice on that side of court but be cautious as in property matters advocates get sold out.
And in MACT I found that the original advo did not do anyting for 3 years andwas busy running a konkani hotel. Then I appointed another from my community. and she cheated me in fee and till then she saw that I dont get cheque from MACT.
And so .
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From: Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 07:50
Subject: [iqolms] Complaint against Corrupt Advocates: Bar Council Issues Notices to Adv. Amit Desai And Ashwin Bhobe
To:
Acting on the complaint of professional misconduct filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa has issued notices to Mumbai Senior Advocate Amit Desai and Panaji based Adv. Ashwin Bhobe.
The Bar Council has given Adv. Amit Desai and Adv. Ashwin Bhobe 15 days to file their reply to the complaint filed against them.
Adv. Aires Rodrigues in his complaint under Section 35 of Advocates Act, 1961 has drawn the attention of the Bar Council that Adv. Amit Desai had fraudulently raised bills and had claimed Rs five lakhs for four hearings he never appeared for before the Bombay High Court at Goa in the Ryan Fernandes death sentence confirmation case.
Adv. Rodrigues in his complaint has stated that under the terms of his appointment Adv. Amit Desai was only entitled to a fee of Rs 1, 25,000 for every appearance in the case before the High Court and that he was not entitled to any fees for conferences he now claims were held at a Panaji hotel.
Adv. Rodrigues in his complaint has further stated that Adv. Amit Desai's raising the bills was a clear act of cheating, while Adv. Ashwin Bhobe had criminally conspired and corroborated in the act by submitting those bills to the government knowing that the bills were falsely raised.
Adv. Rodrigues has also stated that the bills raised by Adv. Amit Desai were forwarded and pursued by Adv. Ashwin Bhobe who was fully aware that Adv. Amit Desai had not appeared for those four hearings and was fraudulently claiming Rs five lakhs.
Adv. Rodrigues has further stated that Adv. Amit Desai and Adv. Ashwin Bhobe with common intention conspired and dishonestly induced the State Government into paying the bills for appearances not made and falsely represented before the Government that the four appearances in Court were truly made.
Adv. Rodrigues has sent to the Bar Council copies of all documents obtained by him under the Right to Information Act which establish that Adv. Amit Desai and Ashwin Bhobe had cheated the State Exchequer. .
Demanding action by the Bar Council against Advocate Amit Desai and Adv. Ashwin Bhobe, Adv. Aires Rodrigues has stated that their conduct was a clear act of gross professional misconduct.
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