HDFC, ICICI, Axis Banks and Lawyers The Privilege Committee of the Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana has summoned the chairpersons of HDFC, ICICI and Axis Banks following allegations that they instructed their panel lawyers to pay court fees from their own pockets when filing cases before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Chandigarh.In an order dated April 9 addressed to chairpersons of all three banks, the Privilege Committee consisting of Chairman Lekh Raj Sharma and Members Raja Gautama and Karanjit Singh said,”Prima facie it appears that this kind of the practice if it is prevalent is certainly in violation of the provision of the Advocate Act 1961, particularly Section 30, against…
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Why Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has summoned chairpersons of HDFC, ICICI, Axis Banks
