https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289271 The Calcutta High Court's Original Side taxation rules were held to govern an attorney's professional bills, and a private fee arrangement could not displace the court's tariff for work done within its jurisdiction. The Legal Practitioners' Fees Act, 1926 was construed as dealing with the right to sue for fees and liability for negligence, not as overriding the client's right to seek taxation of an attorney's bill. Prior payment also did not bar taxation where the bills were lump-sum and insufficiently itemised, lacking clear particulars of charges and disbursements. The attorney was directed to submit proper bills and the Taxing Officer was directed to tax them accordingly. en-us Wed, 08 Sep 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:07:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289271 The Calcutta High Court's Original Side taxation rules were held to govern an attorney's professional bills, and a private fee arrangement could not displace the court's tariff for work done within its jurisdiction. The Legal Practitioners' Fees Act, 1926 was construed as dealing with the right to sue for fees and liability for negligence, not as overriding the client's right to seek taxation of an attorney's bill. Prior payment also did not bar taxation where the bills were lump-sum and insufficiently itemised, lacking clear particulars of charges and disbursements. The attorney was directed to submit proper bills and the Taxing Officer was directed to tax them accordingly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Sep 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289271