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Supreme Court urges Uttar Pradesh to devise policy to ensure government lawyers are paid fees on time

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said that forcing State lawyers to move courts for their dues was not desirable and will discourage talented lawyers from appearing for the State.

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20 Feb 2024, 3:10 pm

The Supreme Court recently called on the Uttar Pradesh government to devise a cogent policy towards paying government lawyers on time so that they do not have to resort to litigation [State of Uttar Pradesh and ors vs Gopal K Verma].

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