The Bar Council of India, a statutory body under the Advocates Act, 1961 has informed Union Ministry of Law and Justice that the standard of professional conduct and etiquettes for lawyers has been prescribed under the Chapter-II, Part-VI of the Bar Council of India Rules framed under the Advocates Act, 1961.
The relevant rule in this regard reads:-"11. An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the Courts or tribunals or before any other authorities in or before which he proposes to practice at a fee consistent with his standing at the Bar and the nature of the case."
The BCI does not control or have a say over the maximum professional fee which can be charged by a legal practitioner. Accordingly, Advocates charge their fee from their clients as per their standing and seniority in the Bar and the Bar Council of India does not control the fee charged by the advocates.
The maximum fees of legal practioners of the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of different States is not fixed.
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